Powerful cyclone hits Sakhalin

Airport South-Sakhalinsk is closed - runways cover with snow faster than are cleaned. Roads are blocked up with huge snowdrifts.

Because of strong storm ferry Vanino-Holmsk, which operates in Tatar channel of Japan Sea, was out of service for several hours. At present moment traffic of ferries is restored. In bays near Vanino 4 ferries with 100 passengers on each board hide from foul weather.

In the view of cyclone in Sakhalin storm warning has already been declared in Kamchatka. Snowstorm will hit southern coast of the semi-island at night on December 12.

Messages about cyclone were broadcasted to ships, which are in dangerous region. Weather forecasters announced that speed of wind will reach 20 meters per second.

sections: Accidents, Region News
regions: Far East region