Destructive storm hits Moscow after record heat, Russia
Destructive rains and strong winds hit Moscow, Russia, on Monday, June 28, 2021, a week after the city sizzled through record heat.
Powerful gusts uprooted trees and caused damage to cars on streets, while heavy rains triggered flooding.
The metro system halted some lines, while downpours caused very low visibility. The main building of Moscow State University could not be seen through the rain from street view.
Lightning also caused a fire at a power station outside the city.
Photos and videos on social media showed smashed windows, damaged buildings, torn branches and debris, flooded underpasses, and people walking through inundated streets.
The severe weather came after an unusual heat covered western Russia, causing temperatures to soar to a 120-year record of 34.8 °C (94.6 °F),
Причина вынужденного перерыва на работе – ураган на улице. Фото вообще не передает, но там ливень, град и ураганный ветер. Выключили свет, и какое-то время даже мобильной связи не было чтобы сделать звонок… pic.twitter.com/jwZBZLEM23
— Homie don’t Сry @ (@CruelViolinist) June 28, 2021
У нас, походу, ураган! И ливень стеной!!! pic.twitter.com/5lD3kq4gMY
— Varvara (@Titova_Var) June 28, 2021
Naast de storm is er door hevige regenvloed overlast in de straten van moscow ( rusland).. pic.twitter.com/5RECrQZ9XH
— labyrinthtje. (@Jaarden1) June 28, 2021
Moment when strong winds blew off the roof of a building in #Moscow https://t.co/W4ZoJk6gq2
— parallel_universe (@ignis_fatum) June 28, 2021
“Super downpour” and strong wind, causes flash flooding and wind damage across #Moscow https://t.co/YlQZjO4HpC
— parallel_universe (@ignis_fatum) 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
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
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
После недели изматывающей жары на Москву и область обрушился "суперливень". Ураган уже повредил дома и машины, в Раменском рухнул башенный кран, станцию метро "Ясенево" затопило, некоторым трамваям пришлось остановить движение из-за упавших деревьев pic.twitter.com/CrDhXjanAK
— РИА Новости (@rianru) June 28, 2021
Featured image credit: Bryan MacDonald
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