At Least 15 Dead In Collapse Of Dam At Illegal Siberian Gold Mine;

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An illegal gold mining facility on the Seyba River, 255 kilometers south of Krasnoyarsk city, Siberia, that was destroyed by flooding from a dam burst on 19 October 2019. Photo: Ministry of Emergency Situations / Bloomberg

A dam collapsed at a gold mine in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region, leaving at least 15 people dead, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said on its website.

The collapse happened at about 2 a.m. Moscow time near one of the small local gold mining companies’ operations, the ministry said. Another 13 people are still missing as emergency services continue rescue work.

The water damaged temporary shelters where miners were sleeping, the Moscow-based news agency Interfax reported, citing unidentified local officials. As many as 80 people were in the shelters at the time.

The dam wasn’t registered with the Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service and was illegal, the newswire said, citing unidentified representatives of the watchdog. Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the case.

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