RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Ukraine - Snow Storm

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2009-12-18, 09:48:06 [UTC] Ref.no.: SS-20091218-24210-UKR Situation Update No. 1 On 2009-12-22 at 04:40:06 [UTC] Event: Snow Storm Location: Ukraine Statewide Situation: Severe snowfall in Ukraine brought dozens of trains to a halt and blocked major roadways Monday. The worst snowstorms were reported in the southern Odessa, Luhansk, and Mykolaiv provinces, with accumulated snowfall reportedly exceeding 30 centimetres at some locations since Sunday. Most airports and seaports in those provinces were shut down or operating at limited capacity due to poor visibility and ice accumulation, according to the report. A total of 28 trains, among them 22 carrying passengers, were reported stopped and waiting along routes across the country, as track clearing teams worked to remove snow. Major inter-city roadways in the south of Ukraine also were blocked by snow, but motorists using highways in the central and northern portions of the country were still moving though with delays, according to a Ministry of Transport statement. Low temperatures reaching to minus 18 centigrade at some locations were complicating but had not stopped the rail and road clearance effort, according to the statement. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu