Ice and Stucco
Icicles and Ice Blocks
Albeit seasonal, this is a major hazard that annually fatally injures people and causes a lot of damage to many vehicles.
With buildings several storeys high and narrow pavements (boardwalks), icicles have little choice but to descend on to unsuspecting pedestrians below. Ice blocks also slip from rooftops on to whatever is in close proximity. This is a serious winter problem that the city authorities are struggling to cope with.
There are attempts to warn people of the perils above and
efforts to clear rooftops, but these are often addressed after
an incident has happened.
Stucco
The state of disrepair of many buildings in St. Petersburg is quite shameful, but more importantly – potentially dangerous. The majority of buildings in St. Petersburg have their facade decorated in a form of plaster – stucco.
Unfortunately St. Petersburg’s stucco is crumbling away,
and the only way is down! Occasionally a lump breaks away
from the building and hits whatever or whoever is below.
