Six missing after dam was washed away in Karelia
Telegram channels report that two children are among the missing. Three more people were injured. According to official reports, Segezha District of Karelia A state of emergency was declared after the temporary barrier between the gateways was washed away. White Sea-Baltic Canal.
Head of the Republic Arthur Parfenchikov сообщил, who went to the scene. According to him, the temporary barrier was installed for the duration of the reconstruction. "In the direction of the water discharge is the dacha cooperative "Baltiysky", 11 people are registered at the lock," - he said.
According to Telegram channels, the water level has already receded, but authorities have decided to evacuate nearby settlements. The road is washed out, and there is no communication in the area.
UPD Two missing people have been found alive – one adult and one child – and the search is underway for four more people, emergency services report.
UPD-2 The number of missing people following the emergency has risen to 7, reported Marina Guseva, head of the Segezha District.
UPD-3 The Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that two more people, an adult and a child, have been found alive. Rescuers have handed them over to medical personnel.
Rescuers have found the body of the last person killed in the dam break in Karelia.
Search operations have been completed. The total number of people killed at the temporary dam is White Sea-Baltic Canal — 3 people, another 10 were injured.
The bulkhead between the locks, erected during reconstruction, collapsed on July 29. A powerful flood washed away several houses in a nearby village.
There is currently no threat of flooding, and an investigation into the cause of the accident is underway. A criminal case has been opened.
