Moscow: A hurricane in the Russian Republic of Mari resulted in the deaths of seven persons, including three children and four adults, and and 22 others were injured.
The incident happened around 6 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) on Saturday near Lake Yalchik, which is a famous place for people from Mari El and nearby Tatarstan. According to Alexander Malkin, head of the republic's civil defence and population protection committee, about 500 cars and a tent camp on the beach were damaged when a strong gust of wind blew down many trees.