Russian Emergency Ministry: meteorite still not found

The message previously published by the website of Chelyabinsk governor has been refuted.

Head of the national center for crisis situations of the Emergency Ministry of Russia Vladimir Stepanov said that it was too early to speak about the found exact place of meteorite's fall. According to him, the information about the space object's fragments which fell over the Urals is also disputable. They are still searching the fragments from air.

About 550 people were injured, no severe injuries were reported, mostly cuts by broken glass. 112 people sent to hospital, 84 of them are children.

Urals meteorite falls in lake near Chabarkul

The meteorite fell 1 kilometer away from the city.

We remind, about 400 people have been injured, no serious injuries have been reported, mostly cuts by the broken glass. 5 people have been sent to hospital.

Russian Emergency Ministry: The meteorite shower in the Urals will not repeat

Deputy Director of the Russian Emergency Ministry's Information Center Alena Smirnykh has said this.

"The situation is not forecasted to develop this way so far", - RIA Novosti quotes her words.

The meteorite shower was recorded on Friday at the territory of Chelyabinsk, Tyumen and Sverdlovsk regions of Russia and in the North Kazakhstan. According to the latest information, 250 people were injured. Most people have minor injuries by the broken glass. Five people have been sent to hospital.

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The number of people injured as a result of the meteorite crash has reached 150. The people are seeking medical advice.

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On February 15, a meteorite fell in Chelyabinsk region of Russia. 20,000 rescue workers are operating in the region. More than 100 people have been injured by the pieces of the space object.

The meteorite explosion has broken the windows in some houses. There are children among the casualties. No serious injuries have been reported.

RIA Novosti informs that it was a single meteorite which burnt in proximity to the Earth and fell into pieces.

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No victims or demolitions have been reported, there's no threat to people's lives and health, informs Russia's Emergency Ministry. However, there is information about injured school kids, probably, with the broken glass. Later it has been reported about 4 casualties.

"The space monitoring apparatus recorded flashes in the lower atmosphere layers, this is the meteorite shower", - says Deputy Director of the Russian Emergency Ministry's Information Center Alena Smirnykh. According to her, it has broken the glass in the multi-storeyed buildings in Celyabinsk.

Chelyabinsk regional authorities urged residents to pick up their children from school and remain at home if possible.

Messages about the flashes in the sky which people think are meteorites or crashing lanes, keep coming from different regions in the Urals, informs RIA Novosti.

Сёння астэроід праляціць на рэкордна блізкай адлегласці ад Зямлі

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