In Moscow from-for hurricane killed 14 people
14 people were killed when a wind storm struck Moscow and the surrounding areas Monday, said the press Secretary of the Investigative Committee of Russia Svetlana Petrenko.
"11 people died in Moscow and three in Moscow region", - said Petrenko. One of the victims of minors, said the Ministry of health. TASS reported that 168 people were injured and 146 were hospitalized with injuries, citing the figures Alexei Khripun, who heads the Department of health in Moscow.
According to TASS, 22 of the 108 people who remain in hospital are children. TASS said that the injuries range from bruises and lacerations to head injuries and spine. "I can't remember any other such disaster with such a large number of dead and wounded like this," said Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
According to Sobyanin, the storm pulled out around 3,500 trees. According to the mayor, the families of the victims poluchat 1 million rubles, reports TASS. The storm demolished a transport on 20 streets in the Russian capital and made more than 50 flights delayed at local airports. Estimated TASS, about 3tys trees were destroyed, and the storm also caused damage to several buildings.
According to Reuters, in 1998 in Moscow was a deadly hurricane that killed 8 to 11 people.
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