The Sverdlovsk region was covered by snowfall. Several cities were left without electricity, there was a multi-kilometer traffic jam on the Perm Highway, and a parade rehearsal was canceled in Yekaterinburg

On the night of May 4, the Sverdlovsk region was covered with snowfall, because of this, several cities in the region were left without electricity.

The press service of Rosseti Ural said that “key damage is associated with wire breaks due to the massive fall of icy trees,” as the snowfall is accompanied by freezing rain. Restoration work continues in Revdinsky, Degtyarsky, Sysertsky, Nizhneserginsky urban districts, as well as suburban settlements to the west of Yekaterinburg, writes E1.ru.

According to readers of the publication, there has been no electricity in the town of Polevskoy since two o’clock in the morning. Residents of Pervouralsk and Revda also report a lack of power.

A multi-kilometer traffic jam has formed on the Perm-Ekaterinburg highway (Permsky tract), and drivers stand in it for several hours.

In Yekaterinburg, the rehearsal of the Victory Parade, which was supposed to take place on May 4, has been cancelled, writes E1.ru. Passenger trains are also delayed due to snowfall, Interfax reports . The maximum delay time is up to five hours.