For the first time in 60 years, Russia is experiencing the biggest snowfall in the Kamchatka Peninsula city, which has created vast drifts several metres tall, blocking building entrances and burying cars,
Reuters reported.
In some areas, more than 2 m (6.5 feet deep) of snow has been recorded in the first half of January, following 3.7 m in December, the news agency said, citing weather monitoring stations.
Videos and photos circulating on social media narrate the gravity of the event, with several users defining it as “absolute chaos”.
Take a look
Russia’s Kamchatka buried under snow
Airports halt, ambulances can’t reach homes — patients carried by hand
Flights delayed or canceled as deadly snowdrifts paralyze daily life https://t.co/Wxc7kFmFyC pic.twitter.com/wu6cdcr098
— RT (@RT_com) January 15, 2026
An ‘X’ user posted, “Russia’s Kamchatka buried under snow. Airports halt, ambulances can’t reach homes — patients carried by hand. Flights delayed or canceled as deadly snowdrifts paralyze daily life”.
🇷🇺 You know it’s serious when Russia says the snow is too much.
This is Kamchatka right now.
Cars completely gone under 8 foot drifts.
2 people died from snow falling off roofs.
They haven’t seen anything like this in 50 years.
Absolute chaos.pic.twitter.com/drFZ7XM63M
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 19, 2026
“You know it’s serious when Russia says the snow is too much. This is Kamchatka right now. Cars completely gone under 8 foot drifts. 2 people died from snow falling off roofs.They haven’t seen anything like this in 50 years. Absolute chaos”, wrote another user.
Two residents killed
In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, two residents were killed after snow fell from rooftops and trapped them, the Moscow Times reported, adding that mayor Yevgeny Belyayev declared a citywide state of emergency following the news of fatality.
Belyayev slammed property management companies for failing to clear rooftops immediately as he accused them of waiting for the snowstorm to pass.
