The delay with which the speech began at the UN Security Council in New York was due to an earthquake that occurred half an hour before the start of the meeting. This was announced on April 5 by Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Permanent Chairman of Russia at the UN.
“For those who are interested in the hitch with which our performance began. It was associated with an earthquake that occurred about half an hour earlier,” he wrote in the Telegram channel.
According to Polyansky, New York's emergency warning system only began sending earthquake warnings to mobile phones at the time of Russia's intervention. At the same time, the tremors “were felt decently”; some “were ready to run out of the hall” when they stopped, added the First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation.
Earlier it was reported that the UN Security Council meeting was interrupted for some time due to the earthquake. Speakers and journalists in the hall felt tremors around 10:20 local time (17:20 Moscow time).
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck New York earlier in the day. The earthquake's epicenter was in Lebanon, New Jersey, about 50 miles west of Manhattan. The tremors were felt by residents of cities from Philadelphia to Boston.
New York authorities are urging residents not to leave their homes.
There are currently no reports of structural damage or disruption to the New York City transportation system. John F. Kennedy International Airport continues to operate normally.
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