Cyclone "Olga": this is how Moscow was swept away. Photo and video

On February 7, the record for the height of snowdrifts may be broken in the capital.

Cyclone Olga brought snowfalls to Moscow. Today, February 7, a quarter of the monthly norm of snow may fall in the capital. Leading specialist at the Phobos weather center, Evgeny Tishkovets , believes that the height of snowdrifts in the capital can break the record of 1999, when the height of snow cover reached 58 cm. At 12 noon, snowdrifts in Moscow were 53 cm.

“For the first time this season, half-meter snowdrifts have grown in Moscow! And tomorrow the snow cover record set 25 years ago may be repeated!” - wrote the weather forecaster.

Due to heavy snowfall, traffic jams in the city reached 9 points out of 10 possible, TASS reported with reference to Yandex. Traffic jams". The roads are icy and drifting in places. As the 360 ​​TV channel noted, there are almost no traffic-free areas in the center.

The Moscow Department of Transport recommended leaving before 17:00 or after 20:00, and also, if possible, avoid traveling by private car and use Aeroexpress trains to travel to the airport.

“Observe the speed limit and distance. Don’t be distracted by your phone while driving,” the department reminds.

The Department of Transport also said that for the last 24 hours the road patrol of the data center has been working in an enhanced mode: “36 crews, including six KamAZ trucks, are towing trucks stuck in the snow on the Moscow Ring Road and outbound highways, helping with the European protocol and vehicle malfunctions, protecting from secondary accidents due to poor visibility."