Buildings reglazed after meteorite strike in Russia

 　　MOSCOW, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Most buildings damaged by Friday's meteorite¹ fall in Russia's central Urals Region have been restored, and educational institutions will operate as usual on Monday.

　　Xinhua reporters saw in the hardest-struck Chelyabinsk Region that many buildings had been reglazed as operation teams were still working at several major sites.

　　A meteorite ripped the sky and slammed into Urals Region on Friday with several explosions that smashed windows and damaged thousands of buildings around the city of Chelyabinsk. The total area of window glass shattered in the region has reached 200,000 square meters, local authorities said.

　　Some 1,200 people, including over 200 children, have been injured, mainly by shards² of the glass. About 50 people were hospitalized, and at least two people were reportedly in grave condition.

　　Russia's consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor also said in a statement on Sunday that "all the medical and educational buildings have been restored. Studies at all children's educational institutions in the Chelyabinsk Region will continue on Monday."

　　Over 24,000 workers and 4,300 pieces of equipment were involved in clearing up the damage caused by the meteorite, the regional emergency department said.

1 meteorite   

n.陨石；流星

参考例句：

• The meteorite in Jilin Exhibition Hall is believed to be the largest in the world.吉林展览馆的陨石被认为是世界上最大的。
• The famous Murchison meteorite smashed into the Australian ground in 1969.1969年著名的默奇森陨石轰然坠落在澳大利亚。

2 shards   

n.（玻璃、金属或其他硬物的）尖利的碎片( shard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Eyewitnesses spoke of rocks and shards of glass flying in the air. 目击者称空中石块和玻璃碎片四溅。 来自辞典例句
• Ward, Josh Billings, and a host of others have survived only in scattered shards of humour. 沃德、比林斯和许多别的作家能够留传下来的只是些幽默的残章断简。 来自辞典例句