Russian Meteor Victim Reaches 1,000 People

W-News | Russian Meteor Victim Reaches 1,000 People | The fall of meteors in the city of Chelyabinsk, in the Ural Mountains, about 1,500 kilometers east of the capital Moscow, Russia, yesterday has caused 1000 people were injured. This statement from the Russian Emergencies Ministry.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday (16/2), most of the victims injured by broken glass windows of the building. A total of 43 victims have been rushed to the hospital.

Meteor hit also damaged some 3,000 buildings, including punching a steel wall of a factory in Chelyabinsk.

"The light in the sky like that never happen in life. Was only occurs when the apocalypse," said Vlada Palagina, a teacher at a school in Chelyabinsk.

President Vladimir Putin has ordered emergency situations minister provide any relief to the victims.

Meteor hit it well on the hole in the lake ice meteor was out of town. Meteor craters that reach a diameter of 8 meters.

Scientists say it is a rare event occurs, in terms of both the size of the meteor and the victim. Meteors are falling today weigh up to 10 metric tons. "Meteor entered the Earth's atmosphere at speeds of 15 to 20 kilometers per second," said a statement from the Russian Academy of Sciences.