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'Blizzard of the Century': Snow Apocalypse in Moscow

13:13 GMT, 5 February 2018
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Moscow is struggling to cope with the consequences of massive snowfall, dubbed a "blizzard of the century" by the city's mayor. Nearly 150 flights have been cancelled or delayed at Moscow airports.  The heavy snowfall has also caused numerous power outages in towns and villages around the Russian capital. Moreover, the army has been deployed in order to help authorities clean up the snow-clogged roads.

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Municipal services clean snow on the Red Square in Moscow.
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Young women on the steps of an underground passage during a snowfall in Moscow.
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A woman with an umbrella on the Manezhnaya Square near the Red Square during a snowfall in Moscow.
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Passenger aircraft at the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow.
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Tourists near the observation platform of Vorobyovy Gory during a snowfall.
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A father pulls his daughter up a flight of stairs in Kolomenskoye museum-reserve during a snowfall in Moscow on February 4, 2018.
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A tree fell on the road due to a snowfall in Moscow.
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A young man in a historical costume during a snowfall on the territory of the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve.
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Visitors of the Zaryadye park in Moscow.
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People take photos during the snowfall in Moscow.
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Russian honour guards look at each other during a snowfall at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow on February 3, 2018.
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