OREANDA-NEWS In the Khabarovsk territory fell a giant meteorite. The celestial body landed in the Verkhnebureinsk region. The meteorite, apparently, is very large, because in the fall it demolished the top of the hill, struck the rock blocked the channel of the river Bureya

The meteorite fell a few days ago in a remote and deserted area.

"The meteorite, apparently, was huge, if he was able to fill up the river bed at 40 meters. Now two groups have moved to the scene - one of the Verkhnebureinsky district, the second from the Amur region. They are equipped with satellite phones and dosimeters to determine the level of radiation. At the Bureyskaya HPP for several days, it is noted that the water flow in the reservoir decreased, but could not understand the reasons. I hope soon the group will get to the place and find out all the details", — quoted the head of the Verkhnebureinsky district Alexei Maslov IA "Khabarovsk territory today".

Media reported that the soil came down to the riverbed Bureya. There is no threat of flooding. The Bureya hydroelectric power station is also operating normally.

In rescue Department specified that didn't record seismic activity in the area. According to the Head of the local administration Alexei Maslov, it is difficult to find out the nature of the phenomenon.

"We are trying to find an explanation for this. I'm not giving up on the idea that it was a meteorite. Although now they began to talk about the descent of the soil," the head of the district said.

According to preliminary data, the mouth of the Bureya river fell asleep a few kilometers above the mouth of the Tyrma river, about 70 km from the village of Chekunda. The incident was reported to the Minister of Emergency Situations, to assess the situation involved space satellites.

The administration of the Verkhnebureinsky district reported that, if the overlap of the river bed will lead to the rise of water and will threaten to flood the villages, they are ready to introduce emergency mode.

As reported by media, another natural cataclysm is happening today in another far Eastern region — in Kamchatka. There declared a tsunami threat in connection with the previous earthquake. Off the coast of the Peninsula recorded tremors of magnitude 7.5 and 7.4.