The storm washed away the historic lighthouse in Khomsk.
In Kholmsk, on November 7, 2026, a storm surge swept from the pier a historic lighthouse built during the Japanese administration of South Sakhalin.
The cause of the emergency was a strong cyclone, in which wind gusts in Kholmsk reached 25 meters per second, the wave heights in front of the southwest coast exceeded 4 meters.
The lighthouse next to the pier of the Venino-Kolemsk ferry line was a familiar symbol of the city. The residents of the city started a petition demanding to examine the bottom of the port's southern breakwater, to raise the structure and restore it.