Downpours triggered flash floods in Moscow on Tuesday, inundating roads and interfering with transit throughout the Russian capital.Videos posted on social media revealed vehicles immersed in dirty water, traffic backed up on flooded highways and water pouring into tunnels and underground parking areas.Authorities said parts of the city received a months worth of rain in under two hours.
Nobody was reported injured.City transportation authorities prompted locals to utilize public transit, though service was interrupted at numerous city stations and on the Aeroexpress train to Sheremetyevo Airport.The rainstorm followed a heat wave over the weekend and is part of a more comprehensive weather pattern affecting main Russia.
Southern regions have actually seen temperatures surpass 40C (104F) in current days.Forecasters said heavy rain, lightning and strong winds would continue in Moscow through Tuesday night and into the week.Climate scientists have actually long cautioned that Russia, warming 2.5 times faster than the global average, is significantly susceptible to severe weather occasions, including extended heat waves and heavy rains.