Driving was a challenge, but walking was near impossible.
In the industrial city of Norilsk in Siberia’s
Krasnoyarsk region, which sits above the Arctic Circle, visibility (видимость) dropped to zero
and buses, planes and ships were canceled or rerouted as a snowstorm raged on
Tuesday, reaching speeds of 25 meters per second. The city’s emergency services
stayed on high alert (состояние готовности) as a holiday was declared for children and
mobile heating stations were set up.
Snow piled up so high that grown adults risked getting buried. Street
lamps and safety lights were crucial as visibility dropped. Amid the chaos,
families and children found time to enjoy the huge (огромный)
mounds of snow.
