RUSSIA: Possible meteor shower reported in eastern Russia

Record ID: 217207

  • Title: RUSSIA: Possible meteor shower reported in eastern Russia
  • Date: 15th February 2013
  • Summary: CHELYABINSK, RUSSIA (FEBRUARY 15, 2013) (REUTERS) VARIUOS OF TRAIL OF CLOUDS IN SKY, OVER APARTMENT BUILDINGS PEOPLE LOOKING AT SKY SKY PEOPLE POINTING AT SKY CLOUD TRAIL VARIUOS OF BUILDINGS WITH BROKEN WINDOWS PEOPLE GATHERED VARIOUS OF BROKEN WINDOWS CLOUD TRIAL GLASS INSIDE OF GYMNASIUM
  • Embargoed: 2nd March 2013 12:00
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  • Location: Russian Federation
  • Country: Russia
  • Topics: Science,Space
  • Reuters ID: LVA318T4WD3WE6AJFE15LTUEEOEV
  • Story Text: Possible meteor shower reported in eastern Russia.

    A powerful blast rocked the Russian region of the Urals early on Friday (February 15) with bright objects, identified as possible meteorites, falling from the sky, emergency officials said.
    Local residents said they witnessed burning objects in the sky of the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions, and a Reuters witness in Chelyabinsk reported hearing a huge blast early in the morning and feeling a shockwave in a 19-storey building in the town centre.
    Four people were hurt by shattered windows broken in the shower, according to the Russian Emergencies Ministry, and officials were patrolling the skies with three aircraft to try to detect any future events.
    The sounds of car alarms and breaking windows could be heard in the area, the witness said, and mobile phones were working intermittently.
    The trace from a falling object could be seen in Yekaterinburg, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) southeast of Chelyabinsk, another Reuters witness said.
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