The heaviest snowfall in 60 years began on 12/1 on Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, creating snowdrifts several meters high that blocked building entrances and buried oto.

Residents walk past a car buried in snow.

"My car has been stuck in the snow for a month", said photographer Lydmila Moskvicheva from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a city located approximately 6,800 km east of Moskva.

Residents navigate a "snow maze" in Kamchatka on 19/1. The heavy snowfall necessitated digging these maze-like paths for people to move around.

An emergency was declared in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Peninsula's largest city, after two fatalities. Public transport was suspended, and schools and other facilities closed.

Snow transformed streets into dense snowdrifts. Meteorological stations reported that in some areas, snowfall in the first half of January exceeded 2 meters.

[VIDEO_438129] Heavy snowfall in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on 19/1. Video: Reuters

Snow plows operate during snowfall in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on 15/1. Visibility in the area was at times reduced to zero due to the blizzard.

Balconies are covered in ice in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

The regional branch of the Russian Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case regarding safety violations leading to death, after a 60-year-old man died from snow falling from the roof of a two-story apartment building.

"Once again, I urge everyone to be aware of the large snowdrifts that have formed on roofs during the storm. Temperatures have risen, so snow is starting to fall from roofs", stated Sergey Lebedev, head of Kamchatka's emergency services.

Residents play in the snow.

Rescue workers clear snow from a house. They are not only clearing snow but also striving to reach elderly residents trapped indoors.

In addition to rescue personnel, groups of students, volunteers, military personnel, and even submarine sailors were mobilized to help clear snow.

A man in summer clothes cycles through the heavy snowfall in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Snow also blocked entrances to apartment buildings, forcing residents to dig paths to get outside. The photo shows residents of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky digging snow for access on 15/1.

Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov set a deadline of 21/1 for clearing main roads.

Huyen Le (According to RIA Novosti, TASS, AFP, Reuters)