A meteor blast in eastern Russia on 15 Feb,
Meteor Shower In Ural Mountain,
About 270 buildings have damage - mostly broken glass, as a result of the shock waves caused by the blast, Stepanov said, with hospitals, kindergartens and schools among those affected.
The number of people reporting injuries climbed to more than 500 by lunchtime, according to Vladimir Stepanov, of the National Center for Emergency Situations at the Russian Interior Ministry.
This Vedio Is by Phil Black, Boriana Milanova and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN
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Meteor Shower In Ural Mountain,
About 270 buildings have damage - mostly broken glass, as a result of the shock waves caused by the blast, Stepanov said, with hospitals, kindergartens and schools among those affected.
The number of people reporting injuries climbed to more than 500 by lunchtime, according to Vladimir Stepanov, of the National Center for Emergency Situations at the Russian Interior Ministry.
Chelyabinsk city authorities urged people to stay indoors unless they needed to pick up their children from schools and kindergartens. They said what sounded like a blast had been heard at an altitude of 10,000 meters (32,800 feet).
The U.S. space agency NASA has said an asteroid known as 2012 DA14, about 46 meters in diameter, would have an encounter with Earth closer than any asteroid since scientists began routinely monitoring them about 15 years ago.
This Vedio Is by Phil Black, Boriana Milanova and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN