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    Tornado in Russia's Far East kills 1, injures 30

    MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Russia's Far East have declared state of emergency in the wake of a powerful and rare tornado that killed one person and left dozens injured.

    A tornado swept through the city of Blagoveshchensk on Sunday night, killing one person and injuring nearly 30. The Emergency Ministry says in a statement it tore off roofs from nearly a hundred houses and damaged 150 cars.

    Anton Ivlev, spokesman for the governor of the Amur region, told Russian news agencies on Monday that the province has declared a state of emergency to speed up rescue efforts.

    Authorities in the Amur region estimate the damage at 80 million rubles ($3 million).

    Tornados are extremely rare in Russia, and local meteorologists say it is the first tornado in a a Russian city ever, according to weather records.

     

    11 comments

    • elizaveta  •  10 mths ago
      Houses in Russia are actually made from solid materials......can't say the same for the USA.....houses here are a joke.
      • LIAR 10 mths ago
        Go back to russia.
      • elizaveta 10 mths ago
        poceluy menya v jopu, american asshole
    • sawall  •  10 mths ago
      tragedy. it is luck that others werent killed. my condolences to the family of the lost. to the injured - get better soon.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  10 mths ago
      Obviously new US weapon, mother Russia will respond to this threat.
      • joyce 10 mths ago
        ve vont haf tis in our country. tis has to stop NOW!!
      • joyce 10 mths ago
        Sad, very sad. so many horrible natural disasters, so many souls ended. I pray they're all ready to meet their maker.
      • preppylilkitten 9 mths ago
        I don't think the US controls the weather though :/
    • joyce  •  10 mths ago
      I guess this insensitive, careless way of thinking now days, of other peoples problems is a sign of the end of times. "men will become lovers of themselves, having no natural affections"
    • Nice and Fluffy!  •  9 mths ago
      Well that's odd.
    • Derek & Colleen  •  10 mths ago
      Libtards blaming this on global warming in 3... 2....1...
      • VladS 10 mths ago
        yup, i can already see the headlines...
      • GabTheGreek 10 mths ago
        What besides global warming would cause: 1) Extreme melting of glaciers and iceshelfs worldwide, 2) The first EVER documented tornado to hit a city in Russia, 3) The northern migration of animals and even plants and fungi that are native only to more southern locales like Truffles which are now growing much more north than ever before and less in the south.

        Why does the issue of the earth warming up scare the hell out of conservatives? Does it make liberals evil to point out the fact that the earth is getting hotter?

        "When you embrace ignorance you only push away the truth." -Anon
    • John  •  10 mths ago
      Climate wierdness.
    • Jay  •  10 mths ago
      It is a weather phenomena.....these things happen...geez....refer to Joplin MO.
    • bethm  •  10 mths ago
      oh my
    • W C  •  10 mths ago
      Who gives a rats butt!
      • joyce 10 mths ago
        someday someone will say that about YOU, when your down!!!
      • Longhorn_72 10 mths ago
        You make me sick! I guarantee you that Russia was not saying this when Katrina ravaged New Orleans. Even poorer countries like Mexico sent help and volunteers.
    • Brian  •  10 mths ago
      Welcome to the new world order. It could have been so much worse, sounds like a small minor twister not a powerful one. Only one dead in a place where the dwellings were not built to withstand tornados. I would bet that it was not an EF5 like went through Joplin, Mo.
      • idontcare 10 mths ago
        Russian buildings are made of concrete, unlike American matchstick huts.
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