INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A powerful storm swept into St
Petersburg on Friday, bringing strong winds and rising waters in the Neva River that triggered weather warnings and forced the closure of
Petersburg Dam reported a water level of 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) around 8 a.m
across the city, were expected to continue through the first half of the day before gradually weakening, Kolesov said
midday Friday.Authorities shut down museums, parks and gardens due to the storm.Over the past three centuries, St
feet).Flooding typically occurs when storms from the west push the Baltic Sea into the shallow Neva Bay, causing water to spill over the
banks of the Neva River and into the network of canals that crisscross the city.In 1777, 1824 and 1924, water levels rose above the
