The Kerch crossing was closed for two days
Simferopol, October 24 (PolitNavigator, Evgeniy Andreev) – The day before at 22.00, due to increased wind, the Kerch ferry crossing was closed for two days.
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This was reported by the press service of the Unified Transport Directorate.
According to its data, as of 09.30 Friday, the wind force was 20 m/s with gusts up to 22-24 m/s; currently, 179 trucks are waiting for their turn to be loaded on the cargo line - in the port of Novorossiysk, and in the Kerch fishing port - 240. At the ports of Kavkaz and Crimea, up to 200 passenger cars are standing in line.
“The forecast for the next two days is not encouraging, so we strongly recommend that all motorists refrain from traveling and wait out the bad weather in places far from the crossing,” the ETD notes.
Let us remind you that today a storm warning has been announced in Crimea. Arctic air will invade the peninsula with a northeast wind; on Sunday in Crimea the temperature is expected to drop to minus 1 degree below zero. Heavy rains turning to sleet are expected.
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