At least 57 people were found dead in
the ruins of the roof over a Moscow market that collapsed on Thursday as
rescuers using sniffer dogs and metal cutters continued to comb the
wreckage overnight.
Nearly 50 people are now known to have
died in the Moscow market roof collapse, it emerged, as rescuers using
sniffer dogs and metal cutters continued to comb the wreckage. Emergency
officials said it was unclear how many people were in the building when
the roof caved in at around 5:45 a.m. (0245
GMT).
At least 31 people have been found dead
and 29 injured by rescuers digging through the wreckage of a roof which
collapsed under the weight of snow in a Moscow market on
Thursday.
The roof over a market in Moscow
collapsed early Thursday apparently under the weight of heavy snowfall,
killing at least 18 and injuring 24 others, Minister for Emergency
Situations Sergei Shoigu said.
The roof over a market in Moscow
collapsed early Thursday apparently under the weight of heavy snowfall,
killing at least 13 people and injuring 10 others, the Interfax news
agency reported.