Irkutsk covered with snow – Kommersant

In Irkutsk, the city authorities have introduced a high alert regime due to abnormal snowfall. How informs The press service of the Irkutsk administration, 143% of the April precipitation fell in the city in a day, and in total since the beginning of the month – 354%. The height of the snow cover was 22 cm, the report said.

Due to poor cleaning of public roads, the prosecutor’s office of the Irkutsk region performance to the vice-mayor of the city of Irkutsk. The department notes that “the administration has not taken proper measures to clean up the territories,” and “a large number of snow banks” are observed on roads and public areas.

Vlad Nikiforov, Irkutsk