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In Pictures: Fatal Thunderstorms Sweep Moscow

Artyom Geodakyan / TASS
Artyom Geodakyan / TASS
Artyom Geodakyan / TASS
Artyom Geodakyan / TASS
Artyom Geodakyan / TASS
Alexander Saiganov / TASS
Alexander Saiganov / TASS
Artyom Geodakyan / TASS
Artyom Geodakyan / TASS
Artyom Geodakyan / TASS

At least 12 people have died after gale force winds swept Moscow on Monday afternoon. Fallen trees stopped trains on line four of the Moscow metro and delayed the Aeroexpress traffic to Vnukovo airport.


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