यूराल शहरमा उल्कापिण्डको ओगो झै टुक्रा उड्दै गएको देखिएको थियो, जसका कारण श्रृखलावद्ध विस्फोट भएको रुसको
आन्तरिम मन्त्रालयलाई उदृत गर्दै बीबीसीले जनाएको छ । स्थानीयका अनुसार धर्ती हल्लिएको महशुस भएको थियो भने गाडीहरुको अलार्म बजेको थियो ।
उल्कापिण्डको टुक्रा चेल्याबिन्स्क शहरबाट २ सय किलोमिटर उत्तरस्थित येकातरीनबर्गमा खसेको देखिएको एक प्रत्यक्षदर्शीले बताएको छ । स्थानीय सञ्चार माध्यमहरुका अनुसार जस्ता उद्योगको छतको ६ सय वर्गफीट ध्वस्त भएको छ ।
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Unexpected sight: A terrifying meteorite shower left more than 500 people injured, buildings devastated and the mobile network wiped out when it hit Russia this morning
Terrifying: Brightly burning rocks could be seen for hundreds of kilometres as they crashed at around 9.20am local time and one bystander described it 'like a scene from the Armageddon movie'
Spectacular sky: The Urals region was struck by falling meteorite fragments which fell in the city of Chelyabinsk, 900 miles east of Moscow and close to the Kazakhstan border
Before and after: A video showed a street scene in Russia before the meteorite shower struck. Seconds later the street was lit up in a haze of bright white as the large fireball exploded
Speed: Russia's space agency Roscosmos said the meteorite was travelling at a speed of 30 km (19 miles) per second and that such events were hard to predict
VIDEO Moment Meteorite shower hits caught on camera
Over 500 people have sought medical treatment after the blasts, including 80 children and 112 are in hospital.
