“This is an annual problem, but this year it is catastrophic.

It takes a day or more to get to the south of the country, while earlier it took 17-18 hours, ”RIA Novosti quotes Volkov.

According to him, the number of tourists traveling to the south of Russia by car has increased by 30% compared to last year.

Earlier, the head of the Crimean parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, announced the safety of the region for the arrival of tourists.