Victims meteor explosion in the Ural region, central Russia, Friday (02/15/2013) has continued to grow. The latest report, the victim reached 950 people. Everything is injured and so far no reports of deaths.

Victims meteor explosion in the Ural region, central Russia, Friday (02/15/2013) has continued to grow. The latest report, the victim reached 950 people. Everything is injured and so far no reports of deaths.

As reported by Russian news agency RIA Novosti, Mikhail Yurevich local governor said the victims were only 950 people were registered in the city of Chelyabinsk, not including the surrounding region.

Of these victims, 110 people had to be hospitalized, and two of them seriously. A total of 159 casualties among children.

Generally, their wounds exposed broken glass building which was destroyed by the blast power of the meteor. Russian Academy of Science had forecast meteor that exploded weighing 10 tons and took off at supersonic speeds up to 54,000 miles per hour before it exploded at an altitude of 30-50 kilometers from the surface.

A zinc plant in Chelyabinsk city in ruins. The roof of the factory covering an area of ​​600 square meters collapse.

The Russian government has deployed 20,000 officers disaster response and 3 helicopters to comb the victims of the incident.

Meteor exploded at around 09:20 local time. Some people had to record the moments before the explosion, and upload them on YouTube.

When a meteor exploded, had been a change in temperature in the vicinity of -6 degrees to -18 degrees Celsius and dark moments. The blast also briefly cut off telecommunication services.


Meteor that exploded in the sky city of Chelyabinsk, in the Ural region, the central part of Russia, on Friday (02/15/2013) morning was estimated to have weighed 10 tons to 11 tons.

Russian Academy of Sciences, in a statement, also said the meteor streaking at supersonic speeds up to 54,000 kilometers per hour. Then, when you are at an altitude of 30-50 km above the surface of the ground, exploding meteor.

The explosion was so strong that devastated the area underneath. The last report, no fewer than 500 people were injured and three critically. Generally, they are exposed to flying glass injured the building very strong turbulence.

The Russian government immediately mobilized 20,000 officers disaster response and 3 helicopters to comb the casualty events.

It is estimated there are pieces of a meteor that fell to the Earth's surface. Russian military spokesman said Yarslavl Roshuokin discovered impact craters diameter of 6 meters near a lake in the area Cherbakul.

In addition, a meteor fragment is also expected to fall in the zinc plant devastated by the shock wave portion of the roof when the explosion occurred. The roof area of ​​600 square meters factory collapsed.

Meteor exploded at around 9:20 am local time when the population began to move. Some people had to record the moments before the explosion, and upload them on YouTube.

When a meteor exploded, reportedly had been a change in temperature in the vicinity of -6 degrees to -18 degrees Celsius and dark moments. The blast also briefly cut off telecommunication services.


The number of injuries caused by meteor explosion in Russia, on Friday (02/15/2013) morning, continues to grow.

Interior Ministry spokesman Vadim Kolesnikov Russia said more than 400 people were injured in the blast meteors and seek medical help.

In addition to injuries, three victims is currently hospitalized in serious condition. Most injuries are caused by flying shards of glass due to strong meteor explosion.

Earlier, a meteorite exploded over the city of Chelyabinks, Ural Mountains, Russia the center at around 09.00 local time. The blast not only result in injuries, but it also makes the air temperature dropped to -18 degrees Celsius and disrupted cell phone communications.

A manufacturer of zinc in the City Chelyabinks also in ruins. However, the explosion did not affect the nuclear facilities in the city.