“City services are working around the clock to eliminate the consequences of heavy snowfall,” the message says.

So, at 05:00 the services carried out a cycle of continuous sweeping of the road and sidewalks, followed by de-icing treatment.

It is clarified that the necessary equipment, small-scale mechanization equipment, wipers, and manual cleaning teams are involved in the work to eliminate the consequences of bad weather.

Earlier, the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, Roman Vilfand, said that such a high density of snow as this winter has not been seen for several decades.