Tons of food and other commodities will be delivered by cargo crafts to the ice-blocked Olyutorskiy district of Kamchatka Krai (Territory), the regional government’s press office said.
Two food-laden ships the M/V Tairovo and the M/V Tarava are not able to approach the Tilichki port due the ice-bound conditions in the Gulfs of Karaginsky and Korff.
There is shortage of staple foods In the villages of Tilichiki, Hailino Vyvenka, the report said. The cargo supply will be funded from the reserve fund of the Russian government. Local authorities have been ordered to take measures to prevent price gouging on essential commodities in the area.