Cyclone Dumps Record Snow, Burying Russia’s Kamchatka (Full Transcript)

A powerful cyclone has buried Kamchatka in deep snow, sealing homes and shops, forcing window exits, and triggering avalanche warnings after record January storms.

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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Sasha, how are you going to climb? What if the snow falls on you? I'm not going to dig you.

[00:00:08] Speaker 2: Snow piled several floors high has sealed homes shut and covered supermarket entrances after a powerful cyclone has literally buried Russia's remote Kamchatka region in snow, with avalanche warnings now in place. Sasha, let's go for a walk. Doorways have vanished across entire neighbourhoods, turning grocery runs into underground expeditions. When doors fail, windows become exits. Although rescuers warn the snow below is no soft landing. Forecasters say these January storms are the strongest to hit Kamchatka in 60 years, dumping nearly 150% of the monthly average snowfall in just two weeks.

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A powerful January cyclone has buried Russia’s remote Kamchatka region under record snowfall, sealing homes and storefronts, forcing residents to use windows as exits, and prompting avalanche warnings as snow accumulates several floors high.

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Snowdrifts in Kamchatka have reached multiple stories, blocking doors and entrances.
Residents are resorting to exiting through windows, but falls are hazardous.
Authorities have issued avalanche warnings due to unstable accumulations.
The storms are the strongest in 60 years, with nearly 150% of monthly snowfall in two weeks.

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Negative: The tone is alarming and concerned, emphasizing dangerous conditions, blocked homes and businesses, and official avalanche warnings.

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