Sakhalin doctors were locked at work due to unprecedented snowfall
Doctors on Sakhalin have been on duty for the third day in a row, as they were locked out of work due to huge snowdrifts, writes Baza.
Doctors , nurses and other employees began their daily duty three days ago and are still at work due to the weather.
“I’ve been on shift for the third day because they can’t change,” one told the telegram channel of them. “And if they change it, I won’t be able to go home, since the highway is blocked.” “We, Sakhalin residents, are seasoned, we will overcome everything,” the woman does not lose heart.
Doctors living in private sectors found themselves cut off from the city. According to doctors, meals were organized for them, and separate rooms were allocated for sleep and rest.
A powerful snowstorm covered Sakhalin on January 23, the next day a state of emergency was introduced in the region. There is no public transport in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and the airport is closed. Schoolchildren were transferred to distance learning.