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In the Urals, no light left 40 thousand inhabitants - in the Chelyabinsk region the first snow fell. All day energy trying to cope with the impact of snowfall, road services were clearing the streets of snow drifts.

Just a few hours Chelyabinsk turned into one big snowdrift. Snow storm that hit the city at night, instantly paralyzed vehicular traffic. Huge traffic jams formed on the federal highway M-5. For driver and passenger, trapped, it was organized by the point of heating and hot meals.

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In the struggle with the elements it was about a hundred units of snowplows. But a special blend, which utilities sprinkled the road, helped a little. Streets Chelyabinsk turned into a skating rink. During the night happened more than two dozen accidents. 17 times Emergency Situations Ministry traveled to the crash site and rescued 19 people. Dozens were injured and pedestrians. City emergency room all night working in emergency mode. Due to the build-up of snow in the 16 municipalities of the Chelyabinsk region have broken electrical wires. Without light for a few hours remained about 40 thousand people.



"In some areas, power supply has been restored," - said the head of EMERCOM of Russia in the Chelyabinsk region Vyacheslav Ladonkina.



In the morning in Chelyabinsk in full swing repair. They employ more than one hundred and operational teams. It is expected that before the end of the day the light will appear in all the affected areas. Snowdrifts already cleared and on the highway M-5 - the movement has been completely restored.



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