A layer of snow touched the fencing mesh and communications. Citizens of Russia were not affected by the avalanche.
In the Russian Federation, in the city of Sochi, an avalanche descended, which was so powerful that it demolished an iron bridge.
This was reported by Russian media .
According to sources, the incident occurred on February 20th. Rescuers noted that the avalanche came down in the area of the mountain village of Esto-Sadok near Sochi.
“The avalanche came down between the Alpika and Krasnaya Polyana slopes, which was closed for skiing due to the risk of avalanches, and” Rosy Khutor,” the message says.
Russian telegram channels write that a metal structure was destroyed by snow. The avalanche hit the fencing mesh and a snow cannon.
Witnesses reported that this was a bridge across the Shumikhinsky stream, located above the beginning of the bobsleigh track in Krasnaya Polyana.
According to the rescuers, the avalanche descended along the mudflow diversion in the area of the bobsleigh track.
Now there are many ski slopes in Sochi was closed due to the danger of avalanches.
Recall that in China in January an avalanche of snow came down from the mountains in the city of Nyingchi in the Tibet Autonomous Region. 28 people died.
