Two Killed as Hurricanes Rage in Russia's Siberia

Specialists gather near buses during a rescue operation following a fire in the Listvyazhnaya coal mine in the Kemerovo region, Russia, November 25, 2021. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Specialists gather near buses during a rescue operation following a fire in the Listvyazhnaya coal mine in the Kemerovo region, Russia, November 25, 2021. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
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Two Killed as Hurricanes Rage in Russia's Siberia

Specialists gather near buses during a rescue operation following a fire in the Listvyazhnaya coal mine in the Kemerovo region, Russia, November 25, 2021. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Specialists gather near buses during a rescue operation following a fire in the Listvyazhnaya coal mine in the Kemerovo region, Russia, November 25, 2021. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

Two people were killed when a tree crushed their car as hurricanes with winds reaching 38 meters per second hit several regions in Russia's Siberia on Sunday.

Another two people were hospitalized by the falling tree in the Russian city of Novokuznetsk, TASS news agency quoted a regional official.

Sergei Kuznetsov, the head of Novokuznetsk, said an emergency had been declared in the city after strong winds damaged electricity lines and buildings, adding that local schools and kindergartens would not work on Monday, according to Reuters.

A large sign fell on a woman near a shopping center in Novokuznetsk, a video on social media showed. According to a local official, cited by RIA Novosti, the woman was hospitalized. Kuznetsov said six people in total were injured in the city.

According to Russian media, winds caused damage in Kemerovo, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk and Omsk regions, Altai Krai, Republic of Altai, Republic of Khakasia.

 

 

 

 

 



F-18 Falls Overboard from US Aircraft Carrier in Red Sea 

Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)
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F-18 Falls Overboard from US Aircraft Carrier in Red Sea 

Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)

A US Navy sailor suffered minor injuries when an F-18 fighter jet and its tow tractor fell overboard from an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, the US military said on Monday.

In a statement, the Navy said that all personnel were accounted for.

The carrier, the Harry Truman, is aiding strikes against the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen.