Blown away: Gale force winds topple a town’s Christmas tree ( but this disinterested council worker barely notices)
- Tree was swept away in Mariinsk in central Russia's Kemerovo Oblast region
- Man's voice heard in the background shouting the warning: 'Look, it's falling!'
- Worker looks up as tree falls but then carries on shovelling snow
- The toppled tree later smashed into a car that was parked nearby
A Christmas tree is blown over in gale force winds almost ruining the festive season in one Russian town - but a disinterested council worker barely notices.
The moment was captured in the central town square in Mariinsk in Russia's Kemerovo Oblast region.
A man's voice is heard shouting: 'Look, it's falling!' as the tree starts to topple.
A Christmas tree was blown over during strong winds in a small Russian town - but a disinterested council worker (pictured) barely notices.
A council worker, who is clearing the square of snow, looks up as the huge tree crashes to the ground.
But, clearly deciding it has nothing to do with him, he quickly returns to his snow-clearing duties.
The toppled tree later smashed into a car that was parked nearby.
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A town council spokesman said: 'The Christmas tree came down because of the strong winds. We're just glad that nobody was hurt.'
The artificial Christmas tree was later put back in its position once the winds had died down.
The video quickly went viral when it was posted online.
The worker, who is clearing the square of snow, looks up as the huge tree crashes to the ground (left). But, clearly deciding it has nothing to do with him, he quickly returns to his snow-clearing duties (right)
One man commented: 'That worker made my day! I wonder what was going through his mind when he saw the tree falling?'
Another added: 'This is hilarious all right, but people could have been hurt.
'And that would have been down to the plain stupidity of the local authority and the communal workers who installed the tree who should have checked to make sure it was secure.'
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