Another dam has burst in Russia, this time the incident occurred in the Republic of Karelia. As a result of the accident, one person died, there are injured and missing.
Russian media reports this.
A dam on the White Sea Canal in Karelia has burst: what is known
A dam has burst between the 10th and 11th locks of the White Sea-Baltic Canal in Karelia. The head of the region, Artur Parfenchikov, reported that the water washed away the dam installed during the reconstruction.
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It is noted that 9 people were injured as a result of the dam break. In the direction of the water discharge is the Baltiysky dacha cooperative, 11 people are registered at the lock.
The water entered the village where the lock maintenance personnel and their families live, and washed away three nearby houses.
As noted by Russian media, a total of 13 houses were destroyed due to the dam explosion in Karelia.
At first, it was reported that 7 people were missing, but later the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported that two of the missing people were found alive. Then two more residents were found, nothing is reported about their condition.
As one of the Russian Telegram channels notes, the flow of water actually destroyed the dam, which was 8 meters high and 10 meters wide. It was built temporarily, as an insurance during the repair of dam No. 23.
A state of emergency was declared in the Segezhsky district, and an evacuation began.
Later, Russian media reported that, according to preliminary information, as a result of the dam break in Karelia, one person died, the fate of two is unknown.
