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Wind gusts of up to 18 m/s and rain are forecast in Moscow on Thursday.
MOSCOW, September 24 - RIA Novosti. Rain and wind gusts of up to 18 meters per second are expected in places in Moscow on Thursday, the capital's municipal services complex warned.
“According to weather forecasters, today in the capital it is expected to rain at times and wind gusts of up to 18 meters per second,” says the channel of the complex on the Max platform.

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The Moscow Municipal Services Complex warned residents of rain and wind with gusts of up to 18 m/s on Thursday, September 24. Citizens were urged not to take shelter under trees or park cars nearby.

Storm winds with gusts of up to 19 meters per second covered Moscow on Thursday. According to forecasters, the storm will begin to subside after 18:00, and the threat of falling trees remains.

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