One person has died and several injured as violent winds felled hundreds of trees, downed flights and damaged power lines in Moscow, wrote Dailymail.

A tree crashed onto electric power lines, injuring five and killing one according to the city's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. 

The disaster yesterday came as airports in Russia were forced to delay dozens of flights and more than 2,000 trees fell in heavy snow and strong winds in the capital but the region's Valery Chkalov Cup motorcross event went ahead as planned today.

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin today warned on Twitter that the weather is set to 'worsen', as this morning it was revealed that 109 flights had been delayed and 28 cancelled, according to Sputnik. 

Today he tweeted: 'Five people have already been injured. Be careful, forecasts say the weather will worsen.' 

Yesterday more than 100 flights were delayed and 11 cancelled as Moscow experienced half a month's worth of rain in just 24 hours, according to Fobos weather centre. 

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin today warned on Twitter that the weather is set to 'worsen', as this morning it was revealed that 109 flights had been delayed and 28 cancelled, according to Sputnik. 

Today he tweeted: 'Five people have already been injured. Be careful, forecasts say the weather will worsen.' 

Yesterday more than 100 flights were delayed and 11 cancelled as Moscow experienced half a month's worth of rain in just 24 hours, according to Fobos weather center.