The palace square of St. Petersburg was covered by a snowstorm

A snow cyclone called "Francis" has reached St. Petersburg - a snowstorm is observed in the city, and those who came to the Palace Square complain of the cold. Izvestia on Saturday, January 10, publishes footage of the snowstorm that covered St. Petersburg.

"I looked out the window in the morning — there was no snow like that, and when I was about to go out, I saw that it was just such a blizzard...> My hand was frozen too, literally for a couple of seconds," Russian Mariana shared her impressions.

The woman noted that despite the snowfall, she managed to get new emotions and catch a "snowy picture" of the winter city. She stressed that she was happy with her walk.

Fine snow is visible around the Izvestia interlocutor, which, forming whirlwinds, hits the New Year decorations, covering them.

A lot of cars have accumulated on the M-11 highway, which have been practically motionless for several hours. In addition, the snowstorm reached Kuzbass, Novosibirsk and Primorye. Traffic is also difficult there, and visibility on the streets is very low due to the snow.

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On the eve of the evening, Roscosmos satellites captured the passage of Cyclone Frances over Moscow and the Moscow region, where 65% of the monthly precipitation fell between January 8-9. On the same day, Izvestia posted footage of a traffic jam on the MKAD due to bad weather. At that time, the drivers, in an interview with a correspondent, noted that during their four-hour stay in a traffic jam, they managed to drive only a few kilometers.

On January 10, Sheremetyevo's press service announced the temporary closure of the airport for aircraft arrivals until 08:00 Moscow time due to bad weather. It was noted that heavy snowfall continues in the capital, which has updated the daily record for the amount of precipitation. The Moscow Interregional Transport Prosecutor's Office has launched an inspection in connection with massive flight delays in the airways of the capital's air hub.

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