“The area for the search for missing persons has been increased to 25 km along the river bed from the emergency site,” the headquarters said.

Earlier, the Sibzoloto holding said that as a result of breaking dams in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, 44 people were injured, five of them were hospitalized in serious condition.

According to the latest data, 15 people died as a result of the emergency, five more are considered missing.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations said they would use a helicopter in the area of ​​the breakthrough of dams.