Snowiest winter in 100 years paralyzes Moscow traffic for 3,500 km (PHOTOS) — RT

Snowiest winter in 100 years paralyzes Moscow traffic for 3,500 km (PHOTOS) — RT

The snowiest winter in a century has hit the Russian capital, causing Muscovites to get stuck in traffic jams 3,500km in length on Monday evening – the distance from Moscow to Madrid.
­Since the beginning of the winter, over 2 meters of snow has fallen on the Russian capital, the Moscow mayor’s aide in housing and public utilities Pyotr Biryukov told Interfax. Snowfall is expected in Moscow for four or five more days, he added.
On Monday, 45,000 community services employees and 15,000 units of equipment were attempting to cope with 26 cm of snow – nearly a fifth of the average annual fall.
The latest snowfall has become a nightmare for drivers with the capital’s commuters trapped in gridlock.
Many of those who left their workplace in the evening had to spend five to 10 hours getting home. The average speed of vehicles was no more than 7-9 km/h. The number of road accidents – 3,000 – was much higher than during an ordinary day, with minor accidents quadrupling, according to Channel One TV.

RIA Novosti / Vladimir Fedorenko

 

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Snowiest winter in 100 years paralyzes Moscow traffic for 3,500 km (PHOTOS) — RT