“There is a very difficult meteorological situation in the east of the country - there is a powerful cyclone in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk.

It leads to the fact that strong waves up to 10 meters are predicted both in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk and to the west of it.

In addition, the wind is up to 28 m / s, in the Bering Sea - up to 32 m / s gusts of wind, ”TASS quoted him as saying.

According to him, very heavy precipitation and hurricane winds are predicted in the regions of the Far East.

Vilfand said that unfavorable weather with heavy rains is also expected in the south of Russia.

Earlier it was reported that the regime of unfavorable weather conditions was announced in Krasnoyarsk until October 18.