</p> <p><span lang="en-US">At least 11 people have died after gale force winds hit Moscow on Monday<br /> afternoon, the Interfax news agency has reported.</span></p> <p><span lang="en-US">Casualties were<br /> reported close to the Universitet metro station,</span><span lang="en-US"><br /> Kirovogradskaya </span><span lang="en-US">and </span><span lang="en-US">Kedrovaya<br /> </span><span lang="en-US">Ulitsa, on</span><span lang="en-US"><br /> Jawaharlal Nehru Square </span><span lang="en-US">and</span><span lang="en-US"><br /> on the Andreevskaya Embankment. 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