This was reported by Interfax with reference to the message of the Sibzoloto holding, which includes the Sisim gold mining artel in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, where an emergency occurred.
“44 people were injured, nine of them in the hospital, four in serious condition were taken to the regional hospital by ambulance aircraft,” the company said.
Earlier, the Ministry of Health of the Krasnoyarsk Territory reported that after breaking the dam in the Kuraginsky district, 27 people sought medical help, 18 were hospitalized.
According to the latest data, 15 people were killed as a result of the emergency, five more were missing.