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YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Russia, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A major snow cyclone hitting Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk has caused the Russian city's airport to close down, disrupting air travel throughout Russia.
The decision by air transportation officials to close down the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk airport was particularly detrimental to air travel as the airport serves as the gateway for most air travel to Russia's Sakhalin region, ITAR-TASS reported Saturday.
The insular region was not completely cut off from necessary supplies by the winter storm as a ferry line to the island continued to operate, the Russian news agency reported.
Railway service to the region also had not been affected by the snow cyclone and remained a transportation option, the regional department of the Russian Ministry for the Emergency Situations said.
The forecast for Sunday for the region offered a hint of optimism as the storm and its gale-force winds were expected to diminish.
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