Snowstorm traps Rostov: Passengers push buses in traffic chaos
Vehicles skid on snow-covered slopes in the city.
Heavy precipitation that hit Rostov on February 2 led to a collapse on the city«s major highways. With many streets left uncleared, cars and buses were skidding and stopping right on the roadway. Drivers of passenger cars helped each other, while public transport passengers got out to push the stuck vehicles.
An accident in the Selmash district where a route 3 bus collided with a car.
Mayor Aleksandr Skryabin published videos online throughout the day showing municipal snow-removal equipment at work. However, by evening the situation sharply worsened — the snowfall intensified, provoking traffic jams of the highest, 10-point category of severity. The service Yandex.Maps also recorded the maximum level of congestion.
Traffic jams form on Voroshilovsky Prospekt during the snowstorm.
Numerous transport incidents were recorded by eyewitnesses in various districts of the city.
Deep snowdrifts blocked traffic on Nansen Street.
Cars struggle to climb the hill from Nagibin Street to Nansen without assistance.
The descent from Nansen to Nagibin turned into a parking lot due to impassable traffic.
Even snowplows could not cope with the severe conditions.
Buses stuck on the hill of Nagibin Prospekt near DGTU created a major obstruction.
Passengers help push a stuck minibus on Stadionnaya Street.
Some passengers on Stadionnaya Street chose to continue their journey on foot.
Local residents push a bus on Mironov Street in the Temernik area.
