White Sun of the Desert reports [1] on the beginning of the springtime thaw in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk: “Bereft of any kind of drainage system, the melting snow first forms a brown slush which lies ankle-deep on every pavement, and later turns to lakes of dirty water which straddle entire roads and covers a car in filth within minutes.”
Russia: Thaw
· Written by Veronica Khokhlova
Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Environment, Travel