“We express our condolences to the families and friends of those who died as a result of breaking the dam in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. We wish the injured a speedy recovery, ”said the statement of the EU Delegation to Russia on Twitter.

On October 19, in the vicinity of the village of Shchetinkino, Kuraginsky district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory on the Seiba River, the dam of the technological reservoir of the gold mining artel was destroyed.

According to the latest data, 15 people died as a result of the emergency, 13 more were previously considered missing. A criminal case has been instituted on the fact of the deaths.