People braving the rain while lining up outside Christ the Savior Cathedral late Monday to bid farewell to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II, whose casket is on display inside. The traffic police advised people to take public transportation Tuesday to avoid traffic jams connected to the patriarch's burial. Alexander Zemlianichenko / APFrom The Moscow Times:
City traffic came to a standstill Monday as streets around the Christ the Savior Cathedral were closed while people paid their respects to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II, who died Friday. Tuesday will be worse, when more streets will be closed for Alexy's funeral.
The line of people showing up to say goodbye was more than 1 kilometer long on Monday despite the heavy rain.
Radio shows and Internet forums were full of people complaining that it took them two to three hours to get to work on Monday and that the already-overcrowded metro would be the only option on Tuesday if they wanted to move about within the city.
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