13 killed in Russia dam collapse
Saturday - October 19, 2019 3:18 pm ,
Category : WORLD
Moscow, Oct 19 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed after a dam collapsed in Russia's Krasnoyarsk region on Saturday, a government official said."Thirteen people are confirmed dead," Xinhua news agency quoted the spokesperson of the Russian Emergencies Ministry as saying.The regional office of the ministry said earlier that a dam on a water reservoir of a gold-mining company collapsed on Saturday morning, flooding two temporary worker dormitories.According to the latest data, 44 people were injured and the fate of 13 others remain unknown.Investigators have initiated a criminal probe into the accident on the grounds of violations of security rules.
--IANS ksk
--IANS ksk
