Flash
floods in Metro of Moscow from strong thunderstorms this afternoon!!
Video - Vadim Manukyan
Sky split open: Moscow hit by ‘downpour of the century’ (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
RT,
30
June, 2017
Moscow
Region has been hit by a powerful storm that brought heavy torrential
rains and hail. The capital has not seen such a storm in almost 100
years, according to meteorologists.
“In
less than 12 hours the city expects 15-20 mm of rainfall, which is
almost a third of the monthly norm. The daily maximum precipitation
for June 30 is 22.3 mm, it was marked in 1923,” Moscow
weather services told TASS, adding that the capital hasn’t seen a
storm like this in 94 years.
Muscovites
were awed by apocalyptically overcast skies just before the storm.
“This post is for those who forgot their umbrellas at home,” one person wrote.
The
winds could reach 24mps, according to the Moscow emergency services,
which advised people
to stay at home.
Blitzortung.org
website, which provides lightning and thunderstorm information in
real time, released a
map of the Moscow storm online.
Some
parts of the city were battered with quite sizeable hail.
Muscovites
did not lose their sense of humor in the storm. “It’s nice when
ice for cocktails is falling from the sky,” one person wrote.
“And this is called ‘Summer!’” another person wrote with some bitterness.
At
least eight passenger planes which were due to arrive in Sheremetyevo
and Vnukovo airports, had to land in Domodedovo airport which was the
least affected by the storm, an official from State ATM Corporation,
an air navigation service, told RIA Novosti. Two more planes had to
divert to St. Petersburg and Kazan, the official added.
Around 4,400 people were left without power in Moscow and Moscow Region on Friday, the Energy Ministry said in a statement.
With
streets flooded across the city, a video emerged apparently showing a
Moscow man tackling the waters in his inflatable boat. He was wearing
fishing gear and even took his fishing rod with him, apparently
hoping for a catch.
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