A snow avalanche occurred on the road near the village of Yasnomorskoye in the south of Sakhalin. No one was injured, but snow masses almost covered the traffic police team REN TV.
Their cars were covered only down to the wheels. Special equipment has arrived at the scene and is already eliminating the consequences of the disaster.
According to the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, police officers of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Nevelsk city district were inspecting the Nevelsk-Kholmsk road when the avalanche began to form. Seeing that no other vehicle fell into the avalanche, traffic police teams reported the snowfall to the district administration.
to Sakhalin to come A powerful hurricane led to a state of emergency being declared throughout the region. In the south of the island, some sections of roads on the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk-Okha federal highway were closed, bus services were canceled and the airport was closed. There is currently no public transport in the city, trains have been canceled and the Kholmsk-Vanino ferry crossing between Sakhalin and the mainland has been closed since Monday. School children are learning remotely.
According to the Sakhalin department of Roshidromet, the weather will begin to improve only on Saturday.
Formerly resident of Sakhalin dig A tunnel in the snow to get out of the house.