MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. A rush of wind has blown a roof coat from a school in Krasnodar, leaving around 12 children with fragment wounds of various degrees of severity. The exact tally of wounded is being identified, the press service of the prosecutor's office of the Krasnodar Region said in a statement.
"It has been preliminarily determined that on May 25, 2024 at 08:18 a.m. Moscow time on the territory of Secondary School No. 29 located in Krasnodar <…> a roof coat was blown due to a rush of wind, as a result of which around 12 children were wounded suffering fragment wounds of various degrees of severity. The exact tally of wounded is being identified," the statement reads.
On May 25, the city celebrates the Day of Farewell Bell. Krasnodar Mayor Yevgeny Naumov said earlier that part of a roof coat was blown from School No. 29 before the celebratory assembly.
Investigators have opened a criminal case. According to preliminary estimates, 12 minors were hurt, the Krasnodar Region’s Investigation Committee directorate said in a statement.
"As directed by head of the regional Investigation Committee a criminal case has been opened on the fact of children getting injuries as a roof coat was blown. As a result of the incident, according to preliminary data, 12 minors suffered wounds of various degrees of severity, they are given necessary medical treatment," the statement reads.
Ten children with various wounds remain in hospitals, a source in the Krasnodar Region’s law enforcement forces told TASS.
"Ten children aged 14-15 that suffered various wounds from fragments of glass and part of the coat as the roof fell in a secondary school, remain in the city’s hospitals. One teenager is severely injured," the source said.
A storm warning was announced in the Krasnodar Region due to strong wind on May 24.