Half a metre of snow buries Vysokogorny, a remote village in Russia's Far East

Imagine waking up to find your whole village has vanished under the snow. That's what happened in Vysokogorny, a settlement in Russia's Khabarovsk Krai, in the Far East.

Snow fell without a break for three days and piled up to about half a metre. Video from the village was shared by the Telegram channel Amur Mash, and it shows just how deep the white blanket has become.

Vysokogorny is hard to reach at the best of times. Now getting there is even harder. Locals are digging out paths and their belongings with ordinary shovels.

Winter weather is also on the way elsewhere. Forecasters say Moscow could get around half of its monthly precipitation on 13 and 14 November. A cold front is expected to bring heavy rain and wet snow to the Russian capital.