Karina Bovsunovskaya20:03, 30.07.24

In addition to planes and helicopters, administrative buildings were also damaged.

At Begishevo Airport in Nizhnekamsk, Russia, a tornado scattered Diamond training aircraft in Tatarstan. There are also injuries as a result of the bad weather , Russian Telegram channels report.

Russian media write that four planes were damaged during the tornado. In addition, two airport workers received bruises.

“A strong wind blew away the cladding of the airport building. The planes scattered by the tornado belong to the aviation institute and are used for training flights. The damage from the bad weather has yet to be calculated,” the Baza Telegram channel wrote at the time.

Tornado in Russia

At the same time, according to the Telegram channel “Readovka”, the tornado caused damage at the airport of at least 292 million rubles. The market value of one Austrian aircraft Diamond D-42 is 73 million rubles.

Mash also added that in addition to training aircraft, helicopters and administrative buildings were damaged.

“The wind flow scattered four Diamond-42 training aircraft of the St. Petersburg University of Civil Aviation. The helicopter and administrative buildings also got hit. The tornado blew off roofs, paneling and knocked out windows in places. UPD. Two airport employees were injured. They refused hospitalization. KAMAZ said that the tornado did not affect the airport’s operations in any way – the port is operating in the same mode,” the statement noted.

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