Residents of Kyiv are sharing bright photos and videos of the thunder that took place yesterday evening on June 14.
The heavy rain started approximately at 9:30 PM and lasted for more than one hour. The start of the rainfall was accompanied by high winds and thunder.
'Summer rain, fantastic!', 'Cool! It's fascinating', 'Finally it rained, everything will be freshened up', 'Right in time, after such a heat,' people say.
As a consequence of the weather conditions, Kyiv Zhuliany International Airport will be closed till 1 AM on June 15, because of Bravo Airlines' plane incident.
No casualties were observed. The airport's administration reported that the passengers will be able to fly to the estimated destination - Tel Aviv - after the weather conditions stabilize and the aircraft is changed and prepared to depart. The estimated departure time is 11.30 p.m. Kyiv time.
According to the forecast of Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, in the northern and western regions of the country rainfalls and thunder are expected.
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