Records Fall In Moscow As Snow blankets Russian Capital

At least one person has died and five have been injured as Moscow endures its heaviest snowfall in more than 60 years.

“One person died from a falling tree that hit an electric power line,” Moscow Mayor Sergi Sobyanin said in a tweet.

The Russian capital recorded 22 centimeters (8.6 inches) of snow Sunday more than half of its monthly average snowfall.

The figure will rise to 47 centimeters (18.5 inches) by the end of Monday, deputy mayor of Moscow Petr Biryukov said.

In one Moscow district, the military was deployed to clean up the snow which had become too much for local services to handle, Biryukov added.