Residents of the Chelyabinsk region had to transport a coffin on a sled across rough roads to the cemetery.

On the way to the cemetery in Verkhniy Ufaley It's impassable now: the snowdrifts weren't cleared here in winter, and with the onset of spring, the road became a slush of snow, ice, water, and mud. Later, due to the temperature drop, it became covered in a crust of ice. A similar situation is now occurring in the city itself.

«This is what the priority development area looks like today – the city Verkhniy Ufaley, writes an independent blogger Valentina Volkova. — Giant puddles have already appeared in courtyards, and residents are wading along curbs. Immediately after our publications, the city administration reported on social media about snow removal and road grouting.

However, as reported Volkova Local residents simply drove past with their tractors raised, and cutting the deep, icy ruts is generally impossible.

"The utility workers didn't clear the snow all winter, didn't take into account forecasts of upcoming snowfalls or thaws, and only started moving after the story of the coffin on a sled hit the national media." — writes Valentine.

But soon even sledding will be impossible to get to the cemetery when all this snow and mud melts and floods the road.