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Russia Opens Criminal Probe into Alrosa Flood
Aug 8, 2017 8:26 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has
launched a criminal probe into last Friday’s flood at an Alrosa diamond mine,
where eight workers are still missing.
The federal authority is looking into whether there were
violations of safety rules at the Mir mine in the Yakutia region, according to a
Russian-language statement the committee issued Monday.
The accident happened when water rushed into the underground
mine after a sharp deterioration in mining and geological conditions, Alrosa reported
on Friday. Rescue teams have lifted 143 miners to safety, out of 151 who were
inside the deposit at the time of the flood. As of Tuesday morning, more than 330
rescuers were still hunting for the remaining eight staff members, the miner said.
Investigators will attempt to establish precisely what
happened at the site, which accounted for 11% of Alrosa’s production in the
first half of 2017. Meanwhile, they have seized related documents and interviewed
94 Alrosa employees, and are currently inspecting the scene of the incident,
the committee said.
In its Friday statement, Alrosa said the underground mine had
been “operating in full compliance with all technical and safety requirements.”
Image: Alrosa |
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Tags:
Alrosa, Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Mir, Mir mine, Rapaport News, Russia, Yakutia
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