Weather anomalies

The strongest storm that hit Mecca in Saudi Arabia led to a massive fall of heavy metal structures; the wind was so strong that it knocked down local residents and foreign pilgrims.

Sochi authorities have warned residents and guests of the city about the risk of rivers overflowing their banks and landslides during heavy rains.

During the night, 2 flights out of 57 were carried out from Sochi International Airport. The reason for this was a difficult meteorological situation — heavy fog. This was reported in the press service of the company "Aerodynamics", which manages the airports of Sochi, Anapa and Krasnodar.

A hurricane-force wind in the city of Kurganinsk, Krasnodar Territory, blew the roof off an apartment building in front of residents.

A severe snowstorm has begun in St. Petersburg, which will continue until the evening, as told by the head of the Hydrometeorological Center of the city, Alexander Kolesov. In some areas of the Gulf of Finland, wind gusts are already reaching speeds of 35 m/s.

A strong wind with gusts up to 34 meters per second caused numerous destructions in the Krasnodar Territory.