Monday, 31 December 2018

Two dead after tower block collapses in Russian city of Magnitogorsk

Scramble to find survivors after suspected gas blast at apartment building in southern central city

Rescue teams are scrambling to find survivors after a suspected gas blast caused the partial collapse of a high-rise apartment building in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk, killing at least two people, news agencies reported.

News outlets in the city, which is 1,700 km (1,050 miles) east of Moscow in the southern Urals, said it was unclear how many people were trapped in the debris, but cries for help could be heard from beneath the rubble.

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from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2RnIpVu

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