The wind knocked down a construction crane
After a week of record heat in Moscow, the city was hit by a powerful storm. The hurricane destroyed many houses and cars, knocked down roofs and flooded streets and subway stations, RIA Novosti reported.
Fallen trees stopped trams in places. The strong wind knocked down even a construction crane in the Ramen region.
After a week of exhausting heat, a “super shower” hit Moscow and the region. The hurricane has already damaged houses and cars, a tower crane collapsed in Ramenskoye, the Yasenevo metro station was flooded, some trams had to stop moving because of the fallen trees pic.twitter.com/CrDhXjanAK
– RIA Novosti (@rianru) June 28, 2021
Authorities have urged locals to be extremely careful if they go outside.
Another video showing the aftermath of the Moscow storm….(more thunderstorms forecast for later today) pic.twitter.com/sEXzBxv2yd
— Will Vernon (@BBCWillVernon) June 28, 2021
❗️A huge storm has hit the Russian capital, after Moscow had seen a mini heatwave for the past two weeks – with temperatures reaching 36 degrees Celsius.
(Via RT) pic.twitter.com/gqtWfgaKrA
– Randi M ???? (@ RandiM20) June 28, 2021
Moscow’s long heatwave has come to an abrupt end, today, with a very bad storm.
In the city’s north-eastern suburbs, lightning struck a transformer substation, starting a fire. pic.twitter.com/hDMzrUUfVm
— Bryan MacDonald (@27khv) June 28, 2021
Roof blown off a building in #Moscow #Russia https://t.co/TdJnUUzEK5
– parallel_universe (@ignis_fatum) June 28, 2021
In addition to the storm, heavy rain has caused nuisance in the streets of Moscow (Russia). pic.twitter.com/5RECrQZ9XH
– labyrinthtje. (@ Jaarden1) June 28, 2021
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