A meteorite shot across the sky in central Russia and sent fireballs crashing to Earth, smashing windows, setting off car alarms and injuring around 500 people.
A meteorite shot across the sky in central Russia and sent fireballs crashing to Earth, smashing windows, setting off car alarms and injuring around 500 people.
A meteorite shot across the sky in central Russia and sent fireballs crashing to Earth, smashing windows, setting off car alarms and injuring around 500 people.
Meteorite Shower Hits Russia Injuring 500

A meteor streaks across the sky in central Russia causing loud explosions and injuring hundreds of people.

More than 500 people have been injured after a meteor strike in central Russia, the country's interior ministry said.

Fragments of at least one meteorite were seen falling from the morning sky in the Chelyabinsk region at around 9am local time, around 1,500km east of Moscow.

Witnesses described feeling a pressure wave and hearing explosions overhead as the object hurtled to earth. Windows shattered and there were localised power cuts, sparking panic among residents.

The emergencies ministry said that 20,000 rescue workers had been dispatched to help the injured and locate those needing help.
Still image from video shows the trail of a falling object above a residential apartment block in the Urals city of Chelyabinsk Five people have been seriously i.