http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/moscow-snow-russian-army-snowfall-of-the-century-2000-trees-1-dead-a8196091.html...More than a month’s worth of snow fell on Moscow in just 36 hours, the biggest snowfall in the city since records began, bringing it to a standstill.
The Sputnik news agency said the snow, which began falling on Saturday, has downed power lines in the wider Moscow region and has cut off electricity to more than 5,000 people as well as felling over 2,000 trees across the city.
The Russian military said in a statement it had sent 100 soldiers, two snowploughs and a truck to help clear the snow in one Moscow district and at a location in the Moscow region.
Children in Moscow were given the day off school on Monday when the temperature stood at minus 12 degrees Celsius. The authorities encouraged people to leave their cars at home and use public transport instead....
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http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-russia-snowstorm-20180205-story.html...The city government and meteorologist insisted that the weekend storm wasn't just a regular snowstorm. More than 22 inches fell in the center of Moscow by Monday morning. That's the equivalent of roughly a month's worth of snowfall in 36 hours, making it the biggest snowfall in Moscow since meteorological records began, Russian media reported....
