“The Mi-8 helicopter took off. It will be used to study the spill area where the breakthrough occurred, ”RIA Novosti quoted the press service of the regional headquarters of the Ministry of Emergencies as saying.
The department noted that divers and dog handlers of the Ministry of Emergencies will take part in the operation.
On October 19, in the vicinity of the village of Shchetinkino, Kuraginsky District, Krasnoyarsk Territory, on the Seiba River, the dams of the technological reservoir of the gold mining artel were destroyed. According to the latest data, 15 people died as a result of the emergency. 18 people are hospitalized.
The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case. As part of the investigation, the director of the gold mining enterprise, the head and foreman of the mining site have already been detained.