Image: Europe is in a snowstorm

Moscow's Russian capital and many other European cities have welcomed strong snowstorms right in the early winter this year.

According to the Moscow meteorological forecasting agency, snow has fallen as thick as 20cm within 24 hours. This is considered a record snowstorm in 50 years in Russia. Blizzard caused many roads to be seriously congested and some flights were canceled.

Here are some pictures of snowstorms in Moscow and other cities in Europe: