Russian Tornado Footage

[03Stormchaser]

One person has been killed and twenty eight others injured as a powerful tornado hit the Russian far-eastern city of Blagoveshchensk on Sunday. According to the local emergency services, six people were taken to hospital where one of them subsequently died. The tornado was so powerful that it tore the roofs from houses, turned over vehicles, flattened trees and smashed windows in several buildings. Local authorities have introduced a state of emergency in the city, Itar-Tass news agency reports.

Impressive footage!

[Orion]

Thanks for posting. Do they get tornadoes there often?

[NZstorm]

Great clip. A media story I saw said 'rare tornado'.

[tgsnoopy]

Wow, not as photogenic as States side twisters, to me, the cloud base seemed a lot lower and less moisture condensing in the funnel. Interesting to see people wandering around with debris in the air, I guess the telephoto effect meant it appeared closer than it really was. Good catch.

[Manukau heads obs]

wow, that last part of the video is amazing....looks real close to the camera, and slow moving,.and debri flying around, looked real dangerous to be that close!