Magadan declares state of emergency after snow and heat cyclone

Magadan Mayor Yuri Grishan declared a state of emergency after a series of snow and heat cyclones. The timing of the introduction of emergency situations will depend on the speed of clearing the city from snow. For a week in Magadan, a one and a half month norm of precipitation fell.

“A decision was made from 18:00 (10:00 Moscow time) on March 19 to declare a state of emergency due to adverse weather conditions, on the street road network, in the courtyards of the city,” Mr. Grishan wrote in Telegram.

According to the mayor, dangerous ice formed under the roof due to snow, wind and subsequent warming. In December 2022, in Magadan, a mass of snow and ice fell from the roof in a kindergarten died child.

Four cyclones came to Magadan in a week. Due to zero visibility, the Magadan-Balagannoye-Talon highway was closed, the students of the second shift were allowed not to attend classes. According to weather forecasts, from Monday, March 20, snowfalls will end, it will get colder.

Due to snowfalls on March 12, the mayor of Vladivostok urged transfer employees to a remote mode of work, and heavy trucks were banned from entering the city.

Anastasia Larina