RUSSIA: Moscow wakes up to a heavy snowfall amid expectations of the most snowy winter in 50 years

Record ID: 859880

  • Title: RUSSIA: Moscow wakes up to a heavy snowfall amid expectations of the most snowy winter in 50 years
  • Date: 29th November 2012
  • Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (NOVEMBER 29, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING UNDER HEAVY SNOWFALL VARIOUS OF PEOPLE, MACHINE CLEANING STREETS FROM SNOW PILES OF SNOW VARIOUS OF CARS COVERED WITH SNOW PEOPLE WALKING ON SNOWY STREETS (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) MOSCOW CITIZENS KOSTYA AND ANYA, SAYING: "(KOSTYA SAYING) So bad, so much of it (of snow), it needs to be put somewhere, I think so. She thinks so too. (ANYA SAYING) I want to sleep and I have a headache. (BOTH) That's why snow is bad, it's evil." PEOPLE WALKING ON SNOWY STREETS (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) MOSCOW CITIZEN, BANKER, ALEXEI, SAYING: "(Snow) brings some kind of happiness, the feeling of the New Year and expectations of holidays, I guess." PEOPLE WALKING ON SNOWY STREETS (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) MOSCOW CITIZEN SVETLANA, SAYING: "(Snow evokes) horrible emotions, I don't know. Horrible, just horrible. Dirt and puddles and all that." VARIOUS OF MONUMENT COVERED WITH SNOW VARIOUS OF BIRDS ON SNOW VARIOUS OF MOSCOW STREETS COVERED WITH SNOW
  • Embargoed: 14th December 2012 12:00
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  • Location: Russian Federation
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  • Country: Russia
  • Topics: Weather,Quirky
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  • Story Text: Moscow woke up to a heavy snowfall on Thursday (November 29) amid expectations of the most snowy winter in the last 50 years.
    Streets were swamped with snow on Thursday morning while the snowfall has shown no sign of receding.
    Moscow weather bureau said the amount of snow on Thursday morning was 16 centimetres which is at least double the norm.
    Forecasters added that by the weekend the amount of snow might reach half a meter.
    While bringing joy to some, many people found the snow quite irritating on Thursday morning.

    "So bad, so much of it (of snow), it needs to be put somewhere, I think so. She thinks so too. I want to sleep and I have a headache. That's why snow is bad, it's evil," said Moscow citizens Kostya and Anya.

    "(Snow) brings some kind of happiness, the feeling of the New Year and expectations of holidays, I guess," said banker Alexei from Moscow.

    "(Snow evokes) horrible emotions, I don't know. Horrible, just horrible. Dirt and puddles and all that," said Moscow citizen Svetlana.
    First snowfall caused huge traffic jams in Moscow. Over 70 flights were delayed in the Moscow Domodedovo airport overnight due to the heavy snowfall.
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