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Trans-Siberian Highway paralysed by 50-mile traffic jam leaving drivers stranded overnight

Video. Trans-Siberian Highway paralysed by 85-kilometre traffic jam

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Snowy conditions on the Trans-Siberian Highway caused an 85-kilometre traffic jam, leaving drivers stranded for hours and truckers for days in freezing temperatures.

Car accidents have caused an 85-kilometre (53-mile) traffic jam on the Trans-Siberian Highway near Lake Baikal due to snowy conditions.

Drivers got stuck for hours, and truckers for days, on the road connecting Siberia and Russia's Far East, with some running out of food, water and fuel.

The temperature dropped down to -20 Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit) degrees.

Police sent additional patrols to direct traffic while local authorities sanded the most dangerous road sections.

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