After the examination of the Chebarkul Lake, no trace of the
meteorite was found. Earlier, Emergency Situations Minister Vladimir Puchkov
said that the fall of the meteorite fragments in Lake Chebarkul - only one of
the hypotheses. According to him, there are three points where they could fall.
Divers MOE completed a survey of the lake Chebarkul Chelyabinsk
region, but found no trace of the meteorite, the official representative of
Russian Emergencies Ministry, Irina Rossius. Before that, it was reported that
the meteorite fragments fell into the lake Chebarkul.
"Divers MOE completed survey area and no traces of a
meteorite found "- said Rossius. Earlier, Minister of Emergency Situations of Russia Vladimir
Puchkov said that experts are exploring all possible areas of a meteorite, but
the report found that the fragments and the evidence that this is a fallen
meteorite fragments, no. Commenting that the meteorite fragments could fall
into the lake Chebarkul, Emergencies Minister said that "this is one of
the hypotheses." According to him, there are three points where debris
could fall of a meteorite.
Thousands
of victims
On Friday, at 07.20 MSK residents of several regions of the Urals
observed flying car - a fireball with a smoky tail. The fall ended with a
bright flash and a powerful explosion. In Chelyabinsk, which was close to the
epicenter, were damaged by the shock wave of the building, smashed about 100
thousand square meters of glass.
In the area
of the fall of the meteorite fragments fell almost all Chelyabinsk with the
suburbs. Official data on the number of victims grew during the day at an
alarming rate. At the beginning of the four mentioned, then about 50 victims,
but two hours later, there were already about 400, with another two - more than
700, with another two - almost a thousand.
According to
the latest Ministry of Health, 1147 injured people, including 259 children,
health clinics hospitalized 51 people, including 13 children. The doctor
National Center for Disaster Medicine "Protection", based on the
medical records, decided to transport the injured to Moscow one - 52-year-old
woman who received two broken vertebrae.
Chelyabinsk Governor
Mikhail Yurevich reported two cases of severe injuries Kopeisk (suburb of
Chelyabinsk), where people fell window frames. Previously, the
administration reported that the two victims are in intensive care. In general,
according to the head of the region, two-thirds of cases is light injuries from
shrapnel.
The authorities of
the Chelyabinsk region to assess the damage from the fall of a
meteorite at 1 billion rubles, said Governor Mikhail Yurevich.
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