Severe thunderstorms in Moscow on Monday afternoon killed at least seven people and caused over 40 others to seek medical treatment, the city’s mayor Sergey Sobyanin has confirmed.

Five people were killed by falling trees and one man died after a bus stop crashed down on him, Russian News Agency TASS reported. 

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"As a result of the storm wind in north-eastern, south-western and eastern Moscow, trees collapsed on passing residents. Five people died on the spot from the injuries. In addition, on the same day, a strong wind gust damaged a bus stop on Kirovogradskaya Street. An elderly man died on the spot,” Yulia Ivanova, Investigative Committee representative, told RIA Novosti news agency.