Moscow in the power of the strongest snowstorms

The capital's weather forecasters announced in Moscow until Monday morning storm warning, predicting strong winds and blizzards. "From 17:00 to 9:00 December 19 December 20 in the capital and its suburbs are expected snow, strong winds with gusts of 15 m / s and above, blizzard, sleet, frost and snow rolled forward", - reported in Gidrometeobyuro Moscow and Moscow region Sunday.

The temperature of the air on Sunday night in the capital range from minus 4 to minus 6 degrees, and in the suburbs - minus 3.8 degrees, told Interfax "the representative of the Moscow Gidrometeobyuro.

On Saturday, snow removal in the city have worked 9,000 pieces of equipment and more than 5,000 workers. Purified roadbed treated reagents. Despite the snowfall, the capital airport is operating normally. All takeoffs and landings at Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo passed without delay. Snowfall complicated traffic situation in the Russian capital and led to the formation of many jams. In particular, serious traffic jams were reported on the inner side of the Garden Ring.