The capital city of Far East Russias Amur area was blanketed under heavy snow on Wednesday, in what officials are calling the blizzard of the century.Authorities inBlagoveshchensk declared a state of emergency after an overall of36 millimeters of rainfall or approximately 36cm (14 inches) of snow on the ground had fallen in the city since Monday.
That amount of snowfall beat thecitys previous single-day record of 18 millimeters embeded in 1935.
This level of snowfall hasnt been seen here in 100 years, city authorities in Blagoveshchensk said.Amur area Governor Vasily Orlov canceled all public events and suspended dozens of bus routes.
He likewise urged companies to follow schools and universities in changing to remote work.Although flights at Blagoveshchensk airport remain functional, authorities alerted of potential delays.Meteorologists reported approximately 66 millimeters of precipitation across parts of Russias Far East, consisting of the Jewish Autonomous Region, with snowbanks in the Amur region reaching a record 38 centimeters (15 inches) well above the November average of 4 centimeters.The blizzard is anticipated to continue through Thursday, with emergency situation services anticipating it may not decrease until Friday.