Vyacheslav Voyakin Vladivostok s garbage workers returned to work March 27, after a week-long blockade during which garbage was left rotting and uncollected around the city. The money will go primarily towards fuel and truck repairs. Nakhodka thaws By Heidi Brown Nakhodka residents received heat and hot water for the first time since the beginning of the winter March 22. The city had been unable to afford fuel. But Mayor Victor Gnyesdilov said he was able to arrange with someone to procure fuel.
Most residents still get hot water only four hours per day.
And the southern region of the city is completely without heat or hot water. The onset of spring has alleviated the cold. Until recently children were too cold to hold their pencils in school. The error was 'The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. '.