108 people, including 22 children, remain in
hospitals.
MOSCOW, May 30. /TASS/. Hurricane killed 14 people in Moscow and the
Moscow Region on Monday, a spokeswoman for the Russian Investigative Committee,
Svetlana Petrenko, told TASS.
"Eleven people were killed in Moscow and three others in the Moscow Region," Petrenko said. One of the victims is a minor, the Health Ministry said.
"Eleven people were killed in Moscow and three others in the Moscow Region," Petrenko said. One of the victims is a minor, the Health Ministry said.
A total of
168 people had sought medical assistance and 146 people were hospitalized, said
Alexei Khripun, who heads Moscow’s department of health. Now 108 people,
including 22 children, remain in hospitals and eight of them are in a serious
condition. Most victims have bruises, cut wounds, fractures, head and spine
injuries.
Moscow City
Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the hurricane was "unprecedented."
In Moscow,
the storm affected transport in 20 streets and more than 50 flights were
delayed at the airports. The hurricane plucked about 3,500 trees and damaged
roofs of more than 140 high-rise buildings and administrative buildings, and
over 1,500 cars. In the Moscow Region, the thunderstorm blew down over 3,000
trees and damaged roofs of 42 houses and maternity clinics, and also 322 cars.
Source: ITAR-TASS 30-05-2017
