Two people, a child and a woman, died in Smolensk due to falling…
Two people, a child and a woman, died in Smolensk due to falling trees during severe weather, including strong winds, heavy rain, and thunderstorms. The city's emergency services were placed on high alert, and multiple trees were reported down across the region.
Consensus
- A child and a woman died in Smolensk due to fallen trees during severe weather.
- The incident occurred during a period of strong winds, heavy rain, and thunderstorms.
- The child died in the 'Sоловьиная роща' park.
- The woman died in the 'Лопатинский сад' park.
- More than ten trees fell in different parts of the city.
- All city services were placed on an enhanced operational mode.
- Residents were advised to stay indoors and avoid trees, power lines, and fragile structures.
- The mayor of Smolensk, Alexander Novikov, reported the incident via the MAX messenger.
Points of divergence
- One person died in the Sverdlovsk Region during a storm on July 22, and a tourist camp was destroyed on the Chusovaya River. — vm
- A state of emergency was declared in Smolensk and the region due to the weather. — kommersant
- 15,000 people were left without electricity, and 34 power lines were damaged. — kommersant
- The weather change followed a heatwave with temperatures up to +30 degrees Celsius. — riamo
- Roads were flooded, and movement was hindered on several streets, including on Bolshaya Sovetskaya Street. — riamo
Coverage (6 sources)
- Woman and child died in Smolensk under falling trees during storm — Вечерняя Москва
- Child and woman died in Smolensk region due to hurricane — РИАМО
- Woman and child in Smolensk crushed to death by fallen trees — Коммерсантъ
- Child and woman died due to fallen trees during hurricane in Smolensk — Вести
- A child died during a hurricane in Smolensk — Вечерняя Москва
- Child and woman die due to strong hurricane in Smolensk. — Baza
Key entities
- Smolensk
- Aleksandr Novikov
- Solvinyaia Roshcha
- Smolensk Oblast
- Max
- Mah
- Max
- Baza
- 112
- Lopatinskoye Garden
- Lopatinskoye Garden
- Smolensk Regional Center for Monitoring and Forecasting