A meteor streaked through the skies above Russia's Urals region Friday morning, before exploding with a flash and boom that shattered glass in buildings and left hundreds of people hurt.
The number of injured continues to rise as new reports come in from across a wide area.
As of noon Moscow time, as many as 725 people had sought medical help, according to the state-run RIA Novosti news agency.
Deputy Health Minister Igor Kagramanyan said 571 people had sought medical help, with 34 of them hospitalized, according to state-news agency Itar-Tass.
The vast majority of injuries are not thought to be serious.
About 270 buildings have sustained damage -- mostly broken glass -- as a result of the shock waves caused by the blast, said Vladimir Stepanov, of the National Center for Emergency Situations at the Russian Interior Ministry.
Hospitals, kindergartens and schools are among those affected, he said.
About 20,000 emergency response workers have been mobilized, RIA Novosti reported.
If we can remember SmalllVille where Meteor ocured. It was from an alien pllanet, which we were made to believe was fiction. Do we really have an alien planet and do aliens exist??
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