A mysterious event raises fears in Russia ... birds fall dead from the sky!

Residents of a Russian city watched massive groups of birds fall dead from the sky in the streets, in a terrifying scenario that some linked to the existence of a nuclear site in the region.

Soon, the news began to spread throughout Russia, when social networking sites reported pictures of crows suddenly falling from the sky in the streets of the city of Palakovo, and these Western incidents attracted the attention of officials, and some claimed that this incident may be caused by the spread of bird flu.

However, experts linked that to the large nuclear power plant in the city.

Footage on social media showed the streets of this city littered with bird carcasses.

The local Veterinary Department in Saratov launched an investigation into this strange phenomenon, and veterinarians visited the site to take "samples of vital materials" in order to test whether this was related to bird flu.

Many locals are still skeptical that what is happening is caused by bird flu, and one of them said: "It is unlikely that the veterinarians in the remote Saratov region are qualified to deal with the incident. We should call in specialists from Moscow where there are the best experts."

Some compare these accidents with what happened before the explosion of the Chernobyl reactor in Ukraine, where one expert said: "In the beginning, all the birds died in Chernobyl."

"In fact, the nuclear plant was the site of a fatal accident in 1985, when 14 site workers died of human error - and less than a year before the Chernobyl disaster struck."

Russia Today tweeted about the painful scene, saying, "It seems that Halloween came early in Palakovo."

The city of Palakovo is located 1,000 kilometers south of Moscow and is known for its large nuclear power plant.

These incidents come on the heels of other horrific scenes that occurred in remote Russian regions. Earlier this month, swarms of winged insects invaded Siberia, forming clouds in the air and crowded the sidewalks.

The footage available online indicates that the city has been invaded by "birch aphids", known as the green, which have apparently spread due to an unusually warm season.

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