Russia (bbabo.net), - Today is World Snow Day. The weather presented a symbolic.jpgt to the residents and guests of the resort - on the eve of Sochi it failed. Trees and palms covered with snow resembled a landscape from a winter fairy tale, which cannot be said about the roads.

As previously reported, on the eve of a site near the village of Golovinka of the federal highway A-147, a mudflow came down, which caused traffic to be limited. In addition, the storm that cleared up after a heavy snowfall washed away part of the Sochi beaches and caused power outages, depriving residents of light, and hence heating in houses without gas.

“On my instructions, the operational headquarters is working in Sochi around the clock,” Aleksey Kopaygorodsky, mayor of the resort, said in his Telegram channel on Sunday. lines in the villages of Anchornaya Shchel and Loo. Lights will appear here during the day. The mudflow, which yesterday blocked half of the A-147 road in the Golovinka area, has been removed. Traffic is going on as usual."

This night there was no significant precipitation in the city, but now there is ice on the roads. Because of this, there are still disruptions in the schedule of public transport.

“Yesterday, I had to wait longer than usual for the right bus, and, for example, the 38th did not go to the end of the route - this is a familiar picture after it freezes on the street,” said Nadezhda Shcherbakova, a resident of Sochi. - We went for a walk in the center. Everything was cleaned up on the roads there, and in our sleeping microdistrict Makarenko, the roadway and sidewalks were not cleaned even by evening.

Local residents had to become road builders and communal workers. As they say, the salvation of the drowning is the work of the drowning themselves.

- The territories adjacent to the shops were cleaned by the employees themselves, and who will clean the paths near the houses? - said Nikolai Lovchikov, a resident of the house on Vishnevaya Street. - When I slipped and almost fell, I had to take up a crowbar to clear the descent from ice, otherwise it was simply impossible to walk. And in our district there are many elderly people and parents with small children. Today, a neighbor took a shovel to clean the steps in front of the entrance from snow. The janitors have not yet been seen.

As the authorities of the resort reported on Sunday, the roads are treated with anti-icing material. Over a thousand tons were consumed overnight. All road equipment is involved - almost 300 units, including heavy equipment - bulldozers and motor graders. Sidewalks, yards and approaches to social institutions are also processed in the districts.

Temperatures will remain low in Sochi. Today it is plus 3 degrees in the sea cluster and the sun is shining, and in the mountains the air temperature is from minus 2, it is snowing a little. The riders are delighted. Snow Day is celebrated at the Rosa Khutor mountain resort, in honor of which free classes are held for children from five to 11 years old.

- This season, every Saturday we will hold children's competitions "Khutorenok", which, by the way, are very popular, - said Dmitry Barashkov, director of marketing and e-commerce of the resort. - The Snow Day celebration also serves the purpose of attracting children's attention to winter outdoor recreation. The program includes activities such as a snow battle, mogul competitions and driving a track with a speed measurement.

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The tradition of celebrating Snow Day in 2012 was established by the International Ski Federation to increase interest in winter sports and involve young people in an active lifestyle. Since then, it has been celebrated annually in more than 40 countries around the world. Usually, sports competitions, winter carnivals, snowball fights and other outdoor activities for the whole family are held on Snow Day.

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