The head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations promised weather surprises

The weather in Moscow will worsen even more, the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Vladimir Puchkov promised at a meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

“According to the forecast, the weather will become more difficult, surprises are possible,” Puchkov said. According to him, emergency situations have now arisen in 13 regions of the country due to the weather: the Ministry of Emergency Situations is blocking all federal highways and monitoring the work of public utilities. The chief specialist of the State Budgetary Institution "Mosekomonitoring" Alexey Popikov said that in Moscow the snowfall was beneficial: it helped to effectively dissipate emissions in the atmosphere. During the snowfall, which began in Moscow on January 24, about a third of the monthly precipitation fell, Roshydromet reported. Director of the Hydrometeorological Center Roman Vilfand promised that spring will come to Moscow by April 1: during the day it will be only about zero.

For example, today it became known that due to flooding in the Rostov region,damage was estimated at 400 million rubles , and in the Kursk region the authorities are asking citizens to help remove snow . Medvedev asked to speed up the work of public utilities. President Vladimir Putin this morning ordered “to mobilize all available means, as well as the necessary specialists, to take emergency measures to overcome the consequences of the disaster and provide people with everything they need.”