From the 11th local time, the Russian capital Moscow continued to snow.

According to data from the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, the precipitation reached 24 mm on the 13th, exceeding the hydrological record in 1973.

The thickness of the snow in Moscow city is nearly 56 cm.

Experts say that snowfall in the next two days may break the 1956 record of 60 cm of snow thickness.

  Severe weather has brought great inconvenience to local residents.

According to statistics from the Moscow Transport Department, road congestion in the city has been serious since the morning of the 13th.

The biggest congestion occurred on the overpass of the inner city ring road. Large vehicles slipped and were unable to climb, causing traffic jams for several kilometers.

The Moscow traffic police department provided rescue services for 387 large vehicles that day.

More than 50 flights were delayed at three airports in Moscow.

  The local government called on people to stay at home as much as possible, and mobilized 12,000 sanitation workers and nearly 100 snow-sweeping equipment to clean the snow in the city.

The local meteorological department said that the severe weather will not stop completely on the 13th, but the snowfall will ease in the evening.

(Headquarters reporter Gu Xin)