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51 storiesTanker 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…
One 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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
Nigeria’s president confirms military plane crash with 32 aboard
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu confirmed a military plane crash with 25 passengers and seven crew members aboard, according to TASS and RBC. Tinubu expressed condolences to the families of those aboard. RBC reported that he ordered the Nig…
Son of former Makhachkala mayor dies in road accident in Thailand
Askhab Musaev, the son of former Makhachkala mayor Musa Musaev, died in Thailand, TASS and RIA Novosti reported. TASS said preliminary information indicated he had been in a road accident. Vedomosti, citing RIA Novosti, reported that severa…
Seven killed in flooding at abandoned mine in China's Chongqing
Seven people died in a flooded abandoned mine in China's Chongqing municipality, where police say illegal mining was under way, according to Chinese media reports cited by Russian outlets. Police launched a search after a report of missing …
One dead, three injured in four-car crash in Arkhangelsk
A four-car road accident in Arkhangelsk killed one person and injured three others, according to TASS. RIA Novosti reported that the person who died was a woman. No further details were immediately available.