In Moscow, a woman received serious injuries when a tree fell

“The condition of the woman is assessed as severe, it is specified during the examination in the hospital, where she was urgently hospitalized,” the department said.

At the same time, the first deputy prefect of the South-Western Administrative Area of ​​Moscow, Elena Lomova, said that a “tree, not a tree” fell on the woman.

“It is raining in Moscow, gusts of wind, the Ministry of Emergency Situations warned everybody, nevertheless, a 59-year-old woman was walking along the central avenue of Vorontsov Park. With a gust of wind, a branch of a vigorous lime tree split and fell on it, ”she said.

According to her, the woman was taken to the First City Hospital.

Earlier, the Emergencies Ministry warned residents of Moscow about the thunderstorm and strong wind.