MOSCOW, February 5 (RIA
Novosti) – Moscow has not witnessed such a snowy winter in the past 100 years,
Deputy Mayor Pyotr Biryukov said on Tuesday, after heavy snowfall hit the
Russian capital last night.
“This is the snowiest
winter in 100 years,” Biryukov said, adding that 216 centimeters (85 inches) of
snow have blanketed Moscow since the beginning of winter, which is 1.5 times
above climatic norm.
The snowfall, which
continued in and around the capital until the early hours of Tuesday, brought
Moscow's traffic to a virtual standstill. The total length of traffic jams in
the city reached 3,500 kilometers (2,175 miles), which is equal to the distance
between Moscow and Madrid.
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Winter is not over yet!
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