This list contains all major natural disasters in Russia in 2012 with detail report.
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December 2012
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December 2012
- December 22: Avalanche in Russia
An avalanche cut off the main road linking Russia to South Ossetia. - December 19: Russia (Kamchatka)/Plosky Tolbachik recent volcanic activity
Eruption at Kamchatka's Plosky Tolbachik volcano is expected to continue for at least 2 more weeks. - December 19: Russian Snowstorm kills 21
Snowstorms in Russia have killed 21 people. Other 147 others were hospitalized with frostbite.
- November 30: Kamchatka Russia Volcano 'Tolbachik' erupts
Lavas from the Kamchatka Russia volcano Plosky Tolbachik have destroyed two nearby scientific camps. - November 29: Heavy snowfall in Moscow, Russia
Recent Moscow snowfall is the heaviest November snowfall in 50 years! - November 27: Kamchatka (Russia)/Tolbachik recent volcanic activity
Alert Level for Tolbachik volcano has been raised from Green to Yellow.
- October 15: Russia/Klyuchevskaya Sopka recent volcanic activity
Blowout of lava in crater observed today in the Klyuchevskaya Sopka, which is the highest active volcano in Eurasia. - October 10: Flooding in Dagestan, Russia kills 7
Seven killed in flooding disaster in the southern Russian province of Dagestan.
- September 10: Wildfire in Siberia, Russia
Wildfire burned 62 hectares in the Verkhneketsky district of the Tomsk region.
- August 26: Flooding in Primorye, RussiaMore than 270 people evacuated due to flooding in Primorye, Russia.
- August 23: Four killed in flooding in Krasnodar, Russia
Four killed and more than 1,500 people evacuated due to flooding in the southern Russian province of Krasnodar. - August 16: Russia/Ivan the Terrible recent volcanic activity
Ash fall reported from Ivan the Terrible volcano which is located on the sparsely populated island of Iturup to the south of the Kuril Islands. - August 14: M 7.7 powerful earthquake rocks off northern Japan, near Russia
Tremors will have felt widely across 1000 km from epicenter (common in case of deep earthquakes) - August 14: Hailstorms in Siberia, Russia
At least 20 people injured and more than 100 cars damaged in recent hailstorms in Siberian town of Mezhdurechensk in Russia.
- July 29: Wildfires in Siberia
About 37,000 acres burned by wildfire in Siberia. - July 7:Massive flooding in southern Russia
It is believed to be worst flood in last 70 years!
- April 23: Heavy snowstorm in Irkutsk, Russia
Russia's Irkutsk airport temporarily closed due to a heavy snowstorm. - April 5: Powerful Cyclone in Moscow, Russia
A powerful cyclonic whirl hit the capital city at the speed of 50 km/hr
- February 26: Tuva, Russia Earthquake: No Major Damage Reported
According to the emergency department of Khakassia, the magnitude was 6.8, the epicenter was located in Tuva.