The wind tore off the casing, knocked out frames and felled trees: a storm hit Moscow, two people became victims of the bad weather

Bad weather hit Moscow – strong winds and temperature changes. Two people became victims of the disaster, and another 15 were injured, said the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin. He expressed his condolences to the families.

The mayor noted that the victims are receiving the necessary medical care. All services promptly eliminate the consequences of bad weather.

How reported Moscow prosecutor's office, on Yuzhnoportovaya Street, a fragment of the cladding of a building under construction fell on a worker due to strong winds. The 62-year-old man did not survive. The incident is being investigated.

Two women were injured when a tree fell in the north-west; they were examined on the spot by ambulance doctors, reports RIA News with reference to emergency services. In the southeast, a tree fell on a car, and a resident of the capital was taken to the hospital.

The day before, the Moscow department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, citing the forecast of weather forecasters from the Roshydrometcenter, warned Muscovites about bad weather. Winds were expected to increase with gusts of up to 16-21 meters per second.

Parks and summer terraces were closed due to bad weather

Due to bad weather, the Moscow Zoo, Gorky Park, Sokolniki, Kolomenskoye, the Hermitage Garden and other capital parks were temporarily closed. notes official portal of the mayor of Moscow. In addition, the summer verandas, which opened on April 1, have stopped working.

In the municipal services complex called Muscovites should refrain from staying outside in bad weather. Citizens were also advised to be careful on the street, not to take cover under trees and not to park cars near them.

The consequences of bad weather are being eliminated in Moscow

Moscow city services eliminate the consequences of bad weather, promptly saw and remove fallen trees, and dismantle damaged structures.

In the northeast of the capital, tram routes have been temporarily changed. In Dezhnev Passage they were delayed by a leaning tree, reported Deptrans. A bus service was organized for residents. In the same area, the wind tore the hood off a Gazelle truck.

In two Moscow schools, the ceilings collapsed due to strong winds when the windows were opened for ventilation, Moscow 24 reports. Capital Investigative Committee conducts inspection regarding incidents in educational institutions No. 1550 and No. 1636.

In Myakinino, the wind overturned a bus stop, and in the ZIL area a toilet stall was blown onto the roadway. In Nekrasovka, garbage containers were blown into the parking lot and hit the cars there. The cladding collapsed in the building of the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade. In Lianozovo, on the Altufevskoe highway, the frame was knocked out by the wind. On Volokolamskaya, double-glazed windows were knocked out in a building under construction. On Mosfilmovskaya Street, a storm knocked down electric scooters in the parking lot.
In Balashikha, the wind blew a fence straight towards a passerby, the footage was published Telegram– channel “Moscow with a twinkle”.

Also in one area, a sheet of metal fell from a roof while a woman and child were walking below. The mother miraculously managed to notice the danger and managed to pull the girl away.

In Orekhovo-Borisovo Yuzhny, roofing felt was blown off a house and covered a car. On Aviatsionnaya Street, a fence fell on parked cars and damaged them. On Ivanovskaya Street, a huge spruce tree fell right onto the road, and the fallen tree damaged signs on a building in Podolsk near Moscow.

The cyclone is gradually leaving the capital

Leading specialist of the Meteonovosti information portal Tatyana Pozdnyakova said that the cyclone is gradually leaving the capital to the northeast. Her words leads NEWS.ru.

On April 4, the wind will be less gusty, but colder. This cyclone is gradually moving to the northeast, so in a number of regions of Russia, for example the Kostroma and Yaroslavl regions, windy weather will continue for a couple of days

Tatyana Pozdnyakovaleading specialist of the Meteonovosti information portal

According to the forecaster, rain is expected in Moscow and the region in the coming days, and thunderstorms are possible in the regions.

Earlier, the head of the Hydrometeorological Center of the Russian Federation, Roman Vilfand, warned that abnormally cold weather is expected in several regions of Russia from April 3 to April 7. We are talking about several regions of the Northwestern and Far Eastern federal districts, as well as the Urals and S
iberia.