A blizzard swept across multiple countries in the Black Sea, causing multiple deaths, injuries, and millions of people with power outages
2023-11-29
A blizzard originating from a Mediterranean cyclone swept across Black Sea countries such as Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, Romania, as well as Moldova, Serbia, and others over the weekend, bringing storms, heavy snowfall, and flooding. As of the 27th, this extreme weather has caused at least 13 deaths, dozens of injuries, and millions of people's power supply to be interrupted. On the 28th, many parts of Ukraine and Russia experienced continuous rain, snow, and freezing weather. The Ukrainian Ministry of Energy stated that due to strong winds and snowfall, more than 2000 villages and towns in 16 states including Kyiv Oblast, Odessa Oblast, and Nikolayev Oblast have experienced power outages. In Kiev Oblast, 40000 households experienced a power outage on the 27th, and as of 18:30 that day, more than 15000 households have not resumed power supply. The Odessa state along the northwest coast of the Black Sea is a severely affected area. The Ukrainian Ministry of Emergency Situations stated that at least 10 roads have been interrupted. Rescue workers rescued over 1900 trapped individuals, including 138 children. The vehicles they were riding were unable to move in the blizzard, and even moved in the snow due to strong winds. According to Agence France Presse, snowfall in some parts of Ukraine has reached 25 centimeters. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky confirmed in his regular televised speech on the evening of the 27th that the blizzard has caused at least 5 deaths in Odessa Oblast, and there may also be fatalities in other states. In the center of the capital Kiev, the largest Ukrainian flag was torn in half by strong winds. This national flag is 24 meters long and 16 meters wide, hanging on a flagpole that is 90 meters high and weighs 32 tons. Before the storm, the national flag had dropped to half mast, but it was still torn apart by strong winds. The local government has removed the damaged national flag. The "Century Storm" has been referred to by Russian media as the "Century Storm". The southern part of Russia, including the Dagestan Republic, Krasnodar Territory, and Rostov Oblast, has been severely affected by disasters. On the 27th, approximately 1.9 million people experienced power outages. In the Krasnodar Territory on the east coast of the Black Sea, a storm swept up large waves and seawater invaded the seaside resorts of Sochi and Anapa, injuring many people and causing hundreds of trees to fall. The roof of a five story building in Anapa was even swept away by large waves, and a cargo ship ran aground in the nearby waters. Due to strong winds and high waves, the Russian Caspian Pipeline Group suspended crude oil loading operations at the Novorossiysk port on the 27th. According to reports, the local wind speed can reach up to 86 kilometers per hour, and the waves can reach up to 8 meters. Meanwhile, the capital Moscow is experiencing its first heavy snowfall since the beginning of winter. The snowfall started on the 26th and intensified overnight. The snowfall increased by 16 centimeters within a few hours, causing severe traffic congestion in the urban area. Meteorologists say that this is a "black blizzard" that typically occurs in extreme northern regions, with snowflakes flying almost parallel to the surface and visibility dropping to around 100 meters. On the 27th, Yevgeny Tyshkovets, the chief expert of the Russian "Phobos" meteorological center, told the satellite news agency that the snowfall in Moscow in a day reached 35% of the monthly average precipitation, while in Moscow Oblast it was 56%. Roman Vilvand, director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, said that this will be one of the strongest snowfalls on record in November. Seawater is flowing back into the Crimean Peninsula in the northern part of the Black Sea, causing many areas to enter emergency situations
Edit：He Chuanning Responsible editor：Su Suiyue
Source：Xinhua
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