Epic storm lashes Barnaul, with crane crashing on to city’s main wedding palace. WOW check out these pictures

Hero crane operator died preventing heavy load falling on cars and pedestrians, while floating restaurant with 120 on board cut loose its moorings in Ob River.
These dramatic pictures captured a powerful - and sudden - storm that engulfed the Siberian city late on Saturday.

It left the city almost totally without electricity and caused water supply shortages.

Traffic lights failed, and trees, fences, billboards smashed.
A video shows a crane on Lenin Avenue toppling over in the high winds. People had shouted to the operator - called Andrey, 50, to get out.

With the crane swaying in the storm, he remained at his post and manoeuvred a huge load away from busy Lenin Avenue saving pedestrians and drivers.

Then the crane itself crashed onto the nearby wedding palace and two cars.


[link to siberiantimes.com]