INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Blizzards blanketed Moscow in snow on Friday in a historic first for the season, toppling trees onto cars and causing power outages for tens
of thousands of residents in the wider region.The snowfall marks the first time that Moscow's base weather station has recorded snow cover
The station at the VDNKh exhibition center measured 7 centimeters of snow, while some parts of the Moscow region saw up to 15 centimeters of
At least 26,000 residents experienced power outages overnight as emergency crews raced to restore electricity, Moscow region Governor Andrei
Vorobyov said.After the blizzard, the Moscow Mayor's Office transportation departmentwarned that the snow could alter bus routes and urged
drivers to avoid parking near trees and unstable constructions.Phobos said icy conditions could develop on Saturday before the return of
warm weather on Sunday.The record snowfall came a day after Moscow was hit by record rainfall on Thursday and after an unusually mild
