Blowing snow shuts down highways in W Kazakhstan

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Blowing snow has shut down several motorways in West Kazakhstan region today, Kazinform has learnt from Kazakhavtodor.

Sections of the Kaztalovka-Zhanibek highway linking Kazakhstan with Russia, Obege-Bissen-Saikhin, and Uralsk-Taskala highway linking Kazakhstan with Russia were closed for all types of vehicles due to strong blizzard.