For a second day, snow has been piling up on the streets of Ridder, with residents posting photos and videos on social media of the snowfall that began the day before, on October 21, and continued with renewed force today, infohub.kz reports.
According to locals, so much snow has accumulated that they believe it could last all winter. Residents are actively discussing the weather anomaly and sharing their observations in comments.
"The roads are being swept with snow: drivers, it's time to switch to winter tires urgently," "Winter is already here, and it's setting its own rules," "There's enough snow for the whole winter," "Winter arrived as always unexpectedly," "We're waiting for it to melt," "It's already heavily covered," local residents write.
Earlier, KazAvtoZhol warned drivers in some regions of Kazakhstan about worsening weather conditions and the situation on the roads.
According to the Kazhydromet state enterprise, on October 23, precipitation (mostly snow) and ice are expected in the East Kazakhstan Region, with heavy snow in the north, east, and mountainous areas of the region. A blizzard is expected in the west, north, east, and mountainous areas. The wind will be west, northwest, with gusts of 15–20 m/s in the west, north, and south of the region.