This is reported by TASS with reference to the corresponding decree of the head of the Crimea.
“Relate the situation that has developed in the water area ... to the threat of a man-made emergency of a regional nature as a result of the formation of sediment accumulated due to stormy weather, heavy rains and posing a threat to navigation, as well as repeated flooding of the central part of the city of Yalta,” the document says .
Earlier, a storm warning was announced in St. Petersburg due to the likely worsening weather conditions on December 27.