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58 storiesOne worker injured in rock collapse at Vostochny mine in Russia's Primorye
A rock collapse at the Vostochny mine in Primorsky Krai injured one worker, with no fatalities reported. Twenty-two people were in the shaft at the time; rescuers brought the injured miner to the surface and handed him to ambulance crews. P…
Tanker catches fire in Black Sea near Sochi; Sirius beaches closed
A tanker caught fire in the Black Sea near Sochi, according to Russian state and business outlets. The head of the Sirius federal territory administration, Dmitry Plishkin, said its beaches would be temporarily closed and that water and air…
Russian citizen dies after road accident in Phuket, consulate says
Russia's consulate general in Phuket confirmed that a Russian man died after a road accident, saying he died in hospital from his injuries and that the consulate is helping to repatriate the body. Diplomats did not give the circumstances of…
Truck collision collapses pedestrian overpass in Tatarstan, two injured
An elevated pedestrian crossing over the Kazan–Shemordan road in Tatarstan partially collapsed after a truck struck a load-bearing structure, according to the republic's emergencies ministry. Two people — the driver and a passenger of the t…
Two killed, including a child, in Moscow region house fire
A fire at a private house in the SNT “Stankoagregat” gardening association in Bogorodsky city district, Moscow region, killed two people, the regional branch of the Emergencies Ministry said. Firefighters found the bodies of a woman born in…
Mi-8 hard-lands in Kamchatka; no injuries as prosecutors and investigators open checks
A Mi-8 helicopter of JSC Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise made a hard landing near the Zhupanova river in Kamchatka's Yelizovsky district on Tuesday, with three crew members on board and no injuries reported. The helicopter tipped onto its sid…
Car hits bear on Tomsk region road, three people hospitalised
A Ford Mondeo hit a bear that walked onto a road in Tomsk Oblast on the evening of 5 October, then went into a ditch and overturned. Three people in the car — a 28-year-old driver, a 19-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man — were taken to h…
UNICEF warns El Niño could affect more than 347 million children
UNICEF says El Niño conditions from October to December 2026 will expose more than 347 million children in about 100 countries to floods, droughts, water shortages, malnutrition and disease outbreaks. The largest numbers at risk are in Asia…
Teenager survives cliff fall in Russia’s Perm Krai
A teenager fell from a cliff in Perm Krai, Russia, according to TASS and RIA Novosti. The boy was taken to hospital, TASS reported, and RIA Novosti said he survived. Authorities are establishing the circumstances of the fall.
Moscow’s Friday may be warmest since early October, forecasters say
Forecasts reported in Moscow say Friday, 9 October, may be the warmest day in the city since the start of October. RBC, citing a weather forecaster, put the expected high at up to plus 18 degrees Celsius, and TASS, citing Hydrometcenter spe…
Fire in 19th-century Moscow building blocks Bolshaya Nikitskaya traffic
A 19th-century building on Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street in central Moscow caught fire, TASS reported. Traffic on the street was blocked. RBC later reported that the closure was due to burning garbage, citing the Moscow traffic police.
Kamchatka warned of powerful cyclone and possible river flooding
Authorities warned residents of Kamchatka about an approaching powerful cyclone, RIA Novosti reported. TASS said the cyclone could raise water levels in rivers of the Yelizovsky district by up to 20 cm per day.
One passenger killed, another injured in bus-truck crash in Novosibirsk Oblast
A passenger died and another was injured when an intercity bus crashed into a stationary truck in Novosibirsk Oblast, according to the regional traffic police. The bus was on the Karasuk-Novosibirsk route and carried 42 passengers when it h…
Two tourists, a woman and a child, missing near Sofia Lakes in Karachay-Cherkessia
A woman and a child are missing in the area of the Sofia Lakes in Karachay-Cherkessia, with rescuers sent to search for them, the regional emergencies ministry press service said. The two had strayed from the trail, TASS reported. The lakes…
Forecaster forecasts warming and light rain in Moscow after three cold days
A weather forecaster said warming will begin in Moscow after three cold days, with light rain expected, RBC reported. RIA Novosti carried the forecaster's outlook for Monday and, later in the morning, for the rest of the week. The documents…
Rescuers search third day for two missing fishermen in Tatar Strait
Two men aged 37 and 45 left Siziman Bay in Khabarovsk Krai’s Vaninsky district on October 2 in a PVC boat with an outboard motor and have not been located since, the regional emergencies ministry said. Rescuers and a Mi-8 helicopter crew fr…
Fire breaks out on French carrier Charles de Gaulle at Toulon base
A fire broke out on Monday aboard the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle while it was undergoing maintenance at the naval base in Toulon, according to Le Figaro and the Mediterranean maritime prefecture as cited by Russian outlets. T…
Bear populations in Primorye nearly doubled over ten years, Russian agencies say
Two Russian state news agencies reported that bear populations in Primorye have roughly doubled. RIA Novosti said the bear population grew almost twofold over ten years, while TASS specified that brown and Himalayan bear populations have do…
Woman and child missing near Sofia lakes in Karachay-Cherkessia in contact with rescuers
A woman and child who went off a trail near the Sofia lakes in Karachay-Cherkessia are being searched for, with RIA Novosti first reporting the search and TASS saying they are in contact with rescuers. RBC reported the pair had made contact…
Ten earthquakes recorded in Kamchatka in 24 hours, no tsunami threat
Ten earthquakes were recorded in Kamchatka over the past 24 hours, the regional emergencies ministry said. One was felt in some districts of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky with an intensity of up to two points, and there was no tsunami threat. Th…