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40 injured as winds reach hurricane force in western Siberia
By The Siberian Times reporter
22 May 2018
Spectacular sandstorm hits Tyumen as high winds uproot trees, blow over bus shelters, and damage cars.
Spectacular sandstorm hits Tyumen. Picture: Sergey Ivakov
Local residents shared images of the damage on social media.
Worst-hit were Chelyabinsk, Kurgan and Yekaterinburg in the Urals, with Tyumen suffering a sandstorm.
The video was filmed was real estate company chief Sergey Ivakov, 39.
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