Heavy snow has caused serious problems in St. Petersburg. A 2-year-old girl died under the wheels of a sanitation truck on Tuesday and a day later a snow plow knocked down a well-known cardiologist. These photos from RIA Novosti may show you how dire the situation is.
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© RIA Novosti . Aleksei Danichev
Heavy snow has caused serious problems in St. Petersburg. A 2-year-old girl died under the wheels of a sanitation truck on Tuesday and a day later a snow plow knocked down a well-known cardiologist. These photos from RIA Novosti may show you how dire the situation is.
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© RIA Novosti . Aleksei Danichev
The streets and courtyards of St. Petersburg are a complete mess. The sidewalks are impassible, so people risk their lives by walking in the streets. Every walkway is buried under snow. And the yards have not been cleared at all.
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© RIA Novosti . Aleksei Danichev
After heavy snowfalls last year, the authorities in St. Petersburg invited residents to take shovels and clear the yards and streets themselves.
This view of St. Petersburg reminds some people of documentaries about the Siege of Leningrad during World War II.
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Tourists who arrived to what is known as Russia’s cultural capital are not amused either. They are unable to reach sites such as the Pushkin Apartment Museum or the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood: there is no public transportation and walking is too risky.
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The aftermath of heavy snowfall in the Kalinin District of St. Petersburg.
In St. Petersburg, where as much as 70 cm of fresh snow has fallen since December 7, the streets are being cleared by more than a thousand workers and more than 1,100 snow plows. Nevertheless, many streets both downtown and in the suburbs are still buried under the snow.
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Many streets in St. Petersburg are still covered in snow.
Icicles on buildings along the streets are potentially dangerous to pedestrians.
Like last winter, the roofs of buildings are cleared with shovels and ice choppers.
Snowplow in downtown St. Petersburg.
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Downtown St. Petersburg.
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Icicles on roofs in St. Petersburg.
Icicles on roofs in St. Petersburg.
