INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
blanketed the capital, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, with winds reaching speeds of 23 meters per second (51.4 miles per hour).The storm grounded
domestic flights until at least Tuesday and paralyzed municipal transportation
advised employers to allow remote work.Some locals, however, refused to let the extreme weather dictate their plans
storm in a t-shirt and shorts.Universities and kindergartens suspended classes, though schools were already on break.The Emergency
Situations Ministry said its snow removal vehicles were blocked by abandoned cars, complicating cleanup efforts
In one case, rescue crews saved four men who nearly froze overnight while attempting to dig their vehicles out of the snow.Meteorologists
warned that the blizzards would continue moving north across the Kamchatka Peninsula on Monday.
