Kamchatka Cyclones Cripple Access as Deliveries Restart and Fire Exposes Ongoing Hazards

Overview

• Powerful storms with winds up to 38 m/s brought zero visibility in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, halted city buses, and kept schools closed through the workweek.
• Small neighborhood shops reported shortages of bread, dairy, eggs, and fresh produce, while large chains had better stock but long lines as residents bought in bulk.
• Regional authorities said food producers are operating normally and blamed gaps on retailers’ logistics and snowbound unloading areas, ordering tighter coordination.
• Deliveries of bread, milk, and eggs are being restored to outlets reachable by road, and officials say bread supply disruptions should be largely resolved by tomorrow.
• Emergency crews say all calls are being handled with help from residents and high-mobility equipment, but a house fire on Pushkinskaya 26b forced firefighters to proceed on foot, with two children evacuated and one adult reportedly injured.