15 Killed, Over a Dozen Injured After Dam Collapsed at Russian Gold Mine

At least 15 miners were killed on Saturday, Oct. 19 when a dam collapsed at a gold mine about 160 km (100 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.
15 Killed, Over a Dozen Injured After Dam Collapsed at Russian Gold Mine
Accident scene following a dam failure in the Krasnoyarsk region, Russia on Oct. 19, 2019. Still image from video via Reuters
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At least 15 miners were killed on Saturday, Oct. 19, when a dam collapsed at a gold mine about 160 km (100 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russian news agencies reported.

Heavy rains had caused erosion of the dam and water had broken through, sweeping away several cabins where workers at the mine lived, Interfax quoted a local official as saying.