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Russian passenger plane successfully dodges sea tornadoes near Sochi

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Sharp actions & nerves of steel by the crew of a Russian passenger plane helped avoid sudden enormous waterspouts (sea tornadoes) while approaching to the Sochi International Airport for landing.

A plane was filmed landing in the Russian city of Sochi with three tornadoes right behind it. Up to twelve tornadoes were spotted off the coast on the same day, and it is the second week in a row that the columns have ripped through the Black Sea.

Nine flights were delayed due to harsh weather in the area, with other planes being diverted to airports in the nearby Russian cities of Anapa and Krasnodar, according to local newspaper Sochi Express.

On that same day witnesses spotted multiple tornadoes several kilometers off the coast. Up to 12 columns were seen heading to the city according to local news sources.

This post was published on 30 August 2017 17:28

Maarten Van Den Driessche

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