According to Interfax , citing data from the capital's meteorological office, the monthly norm for August in Moscow is 77 mm.
“The city received about a quarter of the monthly rainfall in a few hours. The data were received at 6:00 from the main meteorological station at VDNKh, ”the message says.
More than 30 flights had to be canceled at three airports of the capital's air hub due to downpours and thunderstorms accompanied by a squally wind. There is no data on the victims yet.
Earlier it was reported that the heat in Central Russia has subsided . In the coming days, the decrease in the daily air temperature in the capital region will continue.
Meanwhile, due to global warming in a number of regions, the air temperature continues to heat up . So, in Greece and Turkey, this has already led to the emergence of severe forest fires, the authorities were forced to begin the evacuation of residents and tourists from the smoke-covered resorts.