A powerful cyclone hit the island of Sakhalin and Kamchatka on the night of December 25. In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the wind reached 25 m / s, in the south of the peninsula in the village of Ozernovsky reached a hurricane force of 49 m / s. On December 26, gusts of wind on the peninsula increased, reaching 38 m / s, and sometimes even 50 m / s.

In Tomari, Krasnogorsk, Ilyinsky and Penza damaged 15 buildings of housing and social structure. De-energized were the villages of Belinskoye, Sailing, Urozhaynoe, Novoselovo, Zarechnoe, in part - Krasnogorskoye and Ilinskoe. In Krasnogorsk had to switch to autonomous power supplies. There were power outages in Tomari. And in these villages there are damages to roofs and facades of buildings. The school in the village of Ilinskoe was severely damaged, where wind gusts reached 50 m / s. Waves off the coast of Kamchatka reach 9 meters. While it is difficult to determine the extent of the damage caused by the hurricane because of the severe snowstorm. In a number of regions of Kamchatka, the emergency regime was declared. On Wednesday, classes in the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky school from 1 to 11 class were canceled. Disturbances with diesel fuel began in some villages. Its remains are reserved for the needs of the communal services. Road services in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky work around the clock.

Due to a strong snowstorm and drifts on December 26, it was necessary to block traffic on all public roads in the Tomarinsky district. While there is no improvement in the weather on Kamchatka.

Suspended the work of the airport in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. About 30 flights were delayed. In 20 villages of the island, the electricity supply was completely disrupted, and in 14 more - in part. So the employees of Sakhalinenergo work in emergency mode. Because of the storm, the ferry service stopped working. Ferries wait for a storm in the port of Vanino. On the island, the wind speed reached 36 m / s, several roofs were demolished in Uglegorsk, several New Year trees fell. Many cars are stuck in snowdrifts. In Shakhtersk, a retired 65-year-old went out to smoke on the balcony and was thrown into the snow next to the house. Snowdrift and saved her life. First aid to get through to the victim was not able. Therefore, the grandmother was taken to the ladle of the loader. The first aid was given to her in Shakhtersk, and then she was sent to the Central Regional Hospital of Uglegorsk. All the way the driver was driving with the front door open - in zero visibility conditions it was impossible to move otherwise. The wind speed in Uglegorsk reached 42 m / s. Now the cyclone has moved to the north of the island.

They stopped at the stations in anticipation of clearing the ways of the long-distance train. On the tracks a layer of snow reaches one and a half meters. Clearing paths continues. She is engaged in 200 people with the support of 15 units of technology. Avalanche risk areas are surveyed by the services of the Far Eastern Railway. However, all social objects work in the regular mode.