meanwhile: storm leaves 2000 Russian towns/villages without electricity

[ensho]

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index.php?smp=&lang=eng




The storm left 2,000 Russian towns and villages with 250,000 residents without electricity, Interfax news service reported. In Moscow, seven people were injured last night, including a 26- year-old woman currently in critical condition, who was hit by a tree. In St. Petersburg, a driver was killed after a tree fell on his car.
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and its winter - wish them well

a lot of snow falling in the US - hope the electricity stays on.

[YOY]

1. As I recall heat there comes from natural gas. Or perhaps coal. Pretty sure gas heating water.

And water running through radiators all over town.

As long as they can keep warm they'll be OK in the short run.