An emergency warning due to an impending cyclone was announced on January 12 and 13 in 12 districts of the Sakhalin Region. A blizzard is expected with visibility of 500 meters, wind at 12-17, and in gusts up to 30 meters per second.
According to the message of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Sakhalin Region, deterioration of the weather is possible in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, as well as in Poronaysky, Uglegorsky, Makarovsky, Tomarinsky, Dolinsky, Kholmsky, Nevelsky, Korsakovsky and Anivsky districts. At the same time, an avalanche danger was declared on the territory of Korsakovsky, Anivsky, Nevelsky, Kholmsky, Dolinsky, Tomarinsky, Makarovsky, Uglegorsky districts and in the capital of the island region on January 12.
On the same day, heavy rainfall in the form of wet snow, gusty and even hurricane (up to 38 meters per second) wind, according to the forecast of the Sakhalin Administration of Roshydromet, will fall on the South Kuril and Kuril regions.
Rescuers are ready to respond immediately in case of emergencies due to natural hazards. In the administration of municipalities and interacting structures sent emergency warnings.
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