Moscow under the spell of 'heaviest snowfall in 70 years'

moscow - Heavy snowfall has disrupted the traffic around the Russian capital Moscow on Saturday. There were long traffic jams on the motorways around the metropolis after multiple accidents had taken place.

According to the Russian news agency Sputnik, the capital must prepare for the heaviest snowfall in almost seventy years. Forty centimeters have already fallen and according to the weather services the winter weather lasts until Tuesday.