MOSCOW (AP) - At least six people were killed when strong winds swept through a central Siberian region, downing power lines, ripping up trees and toppling billboards, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported Saturday.
Winds with gusts of 70 mph blew through the city of Irkutsk and regions surrounding Lake Baikal Friday evening, ITAR-Tass reported.
Two people were killed by falling trees in Irkutsk and the nearby city of Angarsk. Another was electrocuted in Irkutsk by a downed power line and one person drowned in the Angara River when winds capsized his boat, ITAR-Tass reported.
Another person was electrocuted in the village of Usolya-Sibirski, near Irkutsk, by a downed power line and one person died in the hospital from a severe concussion after being struck by a falling tree.
Several dozen people were hospitalized throughout the region.
Thousands were left with power and drinking water for at least several hours in Irkutsk and outlying regions, ITAR-Tass reported.
Irkutsk is about 2,600 miles east of Moscow.
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