Disruption on roads and at airports as Moscow hit by heavy snow

Heavy snow has hit Moscow, causing disruption on roads and at airports (Vasily Kuzmichenok/Moscow News Agency/AP)

Moscow has been hit by heavy snow, which has caused disruption to road traffic and flights in and out of three airports in the Russian capital, officials and media reported on Monday.

The snowfall that began on Sunday and continued overnight brought an additional 9in (23cm) to already high levels of snow in Moscow, according to deputy mayor Pyotr Biryukov.