Dozen dead, nearly 170 injured in Moscow as severe storm causes havoc
The number of injured in Moscow’s May 29 storm reaches nearly 170 according to latest data by healthcare officials of the Russian capital. 13 people were killed and many were injured in Moscow and the Moscow Region, including 17 children, as result of Monday’s storm, according to a report by the All-Russian Center of Disaster Medicine, RT reports. The storm uprooted trees and tore the roofs off buildings. Earlier, the Moscow Health Department reported that at least 50 people had suffered injuries linked to the storm in Moscow alone.
The number of those applying for medical assistance in its aftermath continues to rise, it said. “There are casualties as a result of the storm, more than 40 people applied for medical attention. My condolences to the relatives and loved ones of those who died,” Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin tweeted earlier.
The mayor added that the authorities were taking the necessary measures to deal with aftermath of the disaster. Moscow’s Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo airports have cancelled 13 flights and delayed 33 others due to the bad weather.
According to air traffic control, the storm did not require any planes arriving at the airports to switch to a reserve airfield, with all aircraft landing routinely in the capital. Earlier, the Emergencies Ministry issued a warning, saying that “heavy rain, thunderstorms, hail, and gusts of wind reaching 1722 meters per second” were expected in the capital from noon Monday until Tuesday morning.
