Khabarovsk, Russia – On December 29, 2018, eleven people were buried in a series of avalanches at a gold mining operation near the Mnogoversjinni village in the Khabarovsk Territory of eastern Russia. Unfortunately, two people were killed in the avalanche.
Actualidad.rt.com reports that there were a total of three avalanches. The first avalanche trapped one person in a compressor station (Aktuality.sk). When a ten person rescue team arrived, they were caught in a subsequent slide.
RFERL.org reports that nine people were rescued and two people died. One person died at the scene and one other died in the hospital. The victims were employees of the mining company.
An investigation into the safety rules of the mining operation is underway.
We will try to update this post when more information is available.
See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2018/2019
Read more about the avalanche at a mine in Khabarovsk, Russia from the following sources:
- SputnikNews.com
- ABCNYHeter.no
- RIA.ru
- MeteoWeb.eu
- Lavoz.com.ar
- Actualidad.rt.com
- ISNA.ir
- RFERL.org
- Mining-Atlas.com
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