Storm winds destroy inflatable tennis court roof in moscow high winds demolished an inflatable tennis court roof in the zhulebino district of moscow on monday afternoon.
Moscow tennis roof storm.
16 killed in russian capital and region.
Image caption the roof of the kremlin senate was.
The winds of up to 110 km h 70 mph were described by meteorologists as extremely rare for the city and caused structural damage to buildings.
A video also shows strong winds tearing apart the roof of a covered tennis centre in.
Our bleachers even flew across the street the cowboys indoor track is located in the rec complex which had roof damage and took on water.
A storm in moscow killed at least 11 people and injured another 137 the tass news agency reports.
Fortunately the area had plenty of warning that a deadly storm might strike and all of the mcneese track and field athletes evacuated with the last one leaving the evening before the storm.
Played indoors in russia s bustling and chilly capital of moscow in october the vtb kremlin cup became the country s first pro international tennis tournament when it was founded in 1990.
Storm drains and spouting are subject to getting clogged with debris.
The roof of the kremlin senate was damaged by the storm.
Russian players have dominated the event with yevgeny kafelnikov winning a record five consecutive titles between 1997 2001.
Removing tennis balls from spouts and drainage tubes involves using objects to help you reach the impasse.
Reports say that electrical cables were damaged as moscow was lashed with high winds hail and torrential rain.