China News Service, November 22, reported that Russia’s Primorye Territory has entered a state of emergency due to a snowstorm recently, and 150,000 people in Vladivostok are facing water and power cuts.
Experts said that they hope to fully restore electricity to residents interrupted by the snowstorm within three days.
On November 19, 2020 local time, in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok, a car drove over frozen trees.
Russia's Primorsky Krai began to rain and snow on the night of the 19th local time.
A large number of residents in this area are facing water and electricity and heating interruptions.
Vladivostok has been experiencing strong winds since the evening of the 18th local time, and suffered rain and freezing rain on the 19th. Mobile communications failed, ferry services were suspended, some bus lines were interrupted, and cars, trees and power lines were frozen.
The snowfall has been suspended and power supply in some areas has been restored.
Mikhail Nikulenko, head of the Vladivostok Power Grid Company, said that there are still 21 central heating stations in the city without electricity.
Boris Cooper, an official with the local meteorological department, said that the ice formed in some places was 12 millimeters thick, which was the first observation in the region in 30 years.
Photos and videos posted by the local government and social media show that everything from apartment buildings to road signs to public transportation is covered in snow and ice.