Unusual Hurricane In Moscow: A Dozen Deaths And Major Damage

The storm that struck Moscow particularly uprooted trees and knocked down cars.

The most violent storm ever recorded in Moscow touched the Russian capital this Monday, May 29 in the afternoon. There are at least 13 deaths.

From the memory of a Russian meteorologist, we had never seen that. The hurricane did not last long, but it was extremely violent. Towards 3 pm, water spout has fallen, with winds of 22 meters per second, or about 80 km / h.

More than a thousand trees have been uprooted, zinc roofs have soared as if they were made of cardboard, cars, traffic lights and building fences were overturned.

The record is very heavy, at least 13 people were killed. The wounded flock to hospitals and health centers. The most deadly hurricane reported to date in Moscow was 21 June 1998, killing 9 people and injuring 165 people.

The fall of poles and electrical cables leaves more than 7,000 people without electricity. The traffic is very disturbed, public transport has been interrupted, several metro stations on the airlines have been closed. These incidents also caused delays in stations and airports, but no serious incident.