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The death toll in Russia’s worst mining disaster in years climbed to 36 on Sunday as officials said the 26 workers missing following methane explosions at the pit in the country’s frozen Arctic north could not have survived.
Two blasts ripped through the Severnaya coal mine on Thursday at a depth of 748 metres.
Six people were killed on Sunday as a fresh explosion hit the mine in the city of Vorkuta in the Komi region.
“According to the expert technical council, 26 (missing) people who were in the mine had no chances of surviving,” Tatyana Bushkova, a spokeswoman for the mine’s operator Vorkutaugol, said.“The rescue operation has been halted,” she added. Families of the victims would each receive one million rubles (Rs. 9 lakh) in compensation. — AFP
Russian mine disaster toll hits 36 - INTERNATIONAL - The Hindu
Two blasts ripped through the Severnaya coal mine on Thursday at a depth of 748 metres.
Six people were killed on Sunday as a fresh explosion hit the mine in the city of Vorkuta in the Komi region.
“According to the expert technical council, 26 (missing) people who were in the mine had no chances of surviving,” Tatyana Bushkova, a spokeswoman for the mine’s operator Vorkutaugol, said.“The rescue operation has been halted,” she added. Families of the victims would each receive one million rubles (Rs. 9 lakh) in compensation. — AFP
Russian mine disaster toll hits 36 - INTERNATIONAL - The Hindu
