Moscow experiences the biggest snowfall in almost 150 years and Siberia prepares for 50 degrees below zero

Moscow, Dec 4 (EFE).- Since yesterday, the Russian capital has experienced the biggest snowfall in 145 years, which in twelve hours has left a blanket of up to 40 centimeters of snow in some neighborhoods, while Siberia prepares to face temperatures of up to 50 Under zero grades.

“The rainfall record in 145 years for December 3 has been broken,” said meteorologist Román Vilfand, quoted by the TASS agency.

Due to the heavy snowfall, which continued throughout the night, although with less intensity, 60 flights had to be canceled or postponed at Moscow airports.

The capital’s communal services reported that they are working 24 hours a day to mitigate the consequences of the record snowfall.

At the same time, today the rainfall in Moscow will cease to give way to a storm of low temperatures that is approaching the Russian capital.

At the end of the week, according to forecasts, thermometers in the city may reach 20 degrees below zero.

At the same time, the Siberian cold is expected not only in Moscow, but in Siberia itself, where some areas will have to endure temperatures of up to 40-50 degrees below zero.

Thus, the most affected regions will be Krasnoyarsk and Khabarovsk, although the cold will also hit the inhabitants of Magadan, Yakutia and Chukotka.