Russian state media says that a part of a residential constructing has collapsed in southern Russia, killing one girl and sparking a seek for any residents who is perhaps trapped within the rubble
ByThe Related Press
November 16, 2023, 12:10 PM
On this photograph launched by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, Russian Emergency Ministry work along side a five-storey constructing partially collapsed in Astrakhan, Russia. A part of a residential constructing has collapsed in southern Russia, killing one girl and sparking a search and rescue operation, Russian state information company Tass mentioned. Earlier than a part of the constructing within the southern metropolis of Astrakhan collapsed, the Ministry of Emergency Conditions mentioned it had acquired details about cracks showing. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service through AP)
The Related Press
A part of a residential constructing collapsed Thursday in southern Russia, killing one girl and sparking a seek for any residents who is perhaps trapped within the rubble, Russian state information company Tass mentioned.
Most residents within the southern metropolis of Astrakhan already had evacuated due to what was described as a grinding sound in constructing, Tass mentioned. The emergency ministry mentioned it had acquired details about cracks showing simply earlier than the construction collapsed.
Greater than 200 individuals, together with greater than 35 kids, had been evacuated, the information company mentioned.
The Astrakhan area deputy governor, Oleg Knyazev, mentioned authorities had dominated out a fuel explosion, and mentioned the constructing’s construction was in charge. The residential block was inbuilt 1962, Tass mentioned.
Photographs and video shared on-line by Russian state information businesses confirmed the partially collapsed constructing and rescuers looking by means of rubble. In a single video. rescuers referred to as for silence as they tried to listen to whether or not any trapped particular person was making sounds.
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