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Moscow Paralyzed by Huge Traffic Jams Overnight Due to Heavy Snowfall

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Moscow is facing huge traffic jams at 4:00 a.m. local time (01:00 GMT) on Saturday because of heavy snowfall, the traffic monitoring service of the company Yandex shows.
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Yandex is currently putting the city's traffic jams at 8 out of 10, while under normal conditions the streets of the Russian capital are absolutely free at this time.

The European part of Russia is currently dealing with the cyclone Volker that brought low temperatures and record snowfall, causing significant traffic problems as well as a mass cancellation of flights.

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