INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Two people were killed after a torrent of water poured over a cofferdam in northwestern Russia early Monday and flooded the surrounding
area, authorities said.Water washed away the temporary barrier between two locks of the White Sea-Baltic Canal in the republic of Karelia,
Ten others were reported injured.The state-run TASS news agency, citing emergency service officials, reported that 13 homes were destroyed
and three people were rescued
Nine people had initially been reported missing, but rescuers later found seven of them, including children.Videos shared on social media
showed water rushing over what appeared to be the area where the cofferdam was placed
According to Parfenchikov, the cofferdam was installed for reconstruction work on the canal.Law enforcement authorities opened a criminal
such incident in Russia in recent days
On Friday, heavy rains led to the collapse of a dam in the Ural Mountains region of Chelyabinsk, where at least one person was killed by
flooding in nearby villages.In April, the collapse of a dam in the southern Orenburg region led to historic flooding throughout the region,
forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes.
