Freezing in May: Belarusians Cope with Unseasonably Cold Weather

Minsk residents are complaining about unusually cold weather in mid-May. Temperatures have dropped below freezing, forcing people to wear warm clothes indoors. One resident, Anastasia Khlebys, posted a video on social media showing her cat shivering and a thermometer reading -10 degrees Celsius. "The cat is freezing, turn on the heating," she wrote in the video's caption. The cold snap has prompted complaints about the city's heating system, which has reportedly been turned off for the season. While the cold spell is unusual, it's not unprecedented. According to local meteorologists, warmer weather is expected next week.