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Two people died in Kamchatka after snow fell from a roof.

A 62-year-old man died in the neighborhood Grey-eyed Petropavlovsk-KamchatskyAn avalanche descended on him from the roof of a private home. The man was unable to escape on his own.

Another resident of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky became a victim of an avalanche that came down on him from the roof of a two-story house on street SovietThe 60-year-old man could not be saved.

Kamchatka remains paralyzed by heavy snowfall. Snowdrifts reach second-story levels. People are forced to dig their way out of collapsed apartment building entrances. Public transportation, schools, colleges, and technical schools are suspended, and drivers are struggling to get to their cars.

The Kamchatka Krai government has deployed Rosgvardia police vans for residents who need to get somewhere urgently.