In Omsk recorded ten jams because of snow cyclone – RIA Novosti

NOVOSIBIRSK, October 22 – RIA Novosti. The monthly precipitation in the form of snow fell over night in Omsk, with the result that the city rose to a ten-stoppers, the regional governor Viktor Nazarov ordered to bring to the work of all the snow machines .

The local media reported on Thursday morning that the city has fallen after a night of snow severely hampered traffic. City tie up many kilometers of traffic jams. According to the service “Yandex”, traffic congestion reaches the maximum value – 10 points.

“According to preliminary data of the Ob-Irtysh Hydrometeorological management, over the past day had the monthly rainfall – 23 mm. Head Sergey Ivanov said that such a snowfall in strong winds – dangerous weather phenomenon. The region declared a storm warning, “- said on Thursday the government of Omsk region.

According to the regional central board MOE, heavy snow, ice, snow drifts on roads and strong wind gusts from 17 to 22 meters per second to last in the region before the end of Thursday.

Emergency Situations Ministry warns of possible damage to communication and power lines, falls loosely fixed structures, tearing roofs off buildings and structures, as well as violations of traffic and worsening conditions during the rescue and recovery operations.

The governor of the region held an operational meeting with the mayor of Omsk and Vyacheslav Dvorakovsky deputy chairman of the regional government Stanislav Grebenshchikov on the organization of snow removal from regional and urban roads. Head of the region ordered to strengthen the work of snowplows on the streets of Omsk, to ensure the smooth operation of transport.

“In the cleaning of roads is necessary, without delay, to bring all the snow machines”, – said the governor.

Experts Regional Ministry of Construction said that in the 26 districts of the Omsk region there are 184 units of snowplows. According to reports from the field know that a cyclone is a stripe across the Omsk region and southern areas. In the north of the region’s rainfall negligible.