Mountain pass closed to traffic due to heavy snowfall in Dagestan

In Dagestan, due to a heavy snowfall on December 14, the Kharibsky mountain pass was closed.

The published footage shows an SUV stuck on the blocked section of the highway. The snow level reaches the car's bumper.

Because of the snowstorm and strong wind, it is impossible to see the end of the serpentine, so it is not safe to be on the pass now. Two bulldozers are on duty in the area, but they will start clearing the highway only after the weather subsides.

"The opening of the road will be reported additionally," - reported Telegram-channel "Dagestanavtodor".

Gentle cover: snowfalls will come to the capital region this weekend

The temperature will drop to minus 7 degrees Celsius, meteorologists forecast

Earlier, on December 14, it became known that in Dagestan restored the work of power facilities disrupted due to wind and snowfall. Earlier it was reported that more than 50 thousand people were left without electricity due to bad weather.