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Asharq Al-Awsat
2 days ago
- Asharq Al-Awsat
13 Dead in Russian Bus Crash
Thirteen people were killed and 20 injured after a bus transporting mine workers in Russia's far eastern Yakutia region crashed early Monday, authorities said. The driver appeared to have lost control of the vehicle, swerving off the road and sending the bus plummeting 25 meters (82 feet) into a ravine, according to officials. The incident took place at around 3:20 am (1820 GMT on Sunday), the local interior ministry said. It published images showing the bus overturned next to a pool of muddy water, its wheels facing upward, while another showed a twisted metal barrier on the road above. "The road accident occurred on the industrial road of the Denisovsky Mining and Processing Plant," it added. The plant mines and processes coal. Investigators said they had opened a probe into criminal negligence. Industrial accidents are common in Russia, with investigators often pointing to lax safety standards. Local authorities declared a day of mourning for Tuesday.
Arab News
2 days ago
- Arab News
13 dead in Russian bus crash
MOSCOW: Thirteen people were killed and 20 injured after a bus transporting mine workers in Russia's far eastern Yakutia region crashed early Monday, authorities said. The driver appeared to have lost control of the vehicle, swerving off the road and sending the bus plummeting 25 meters (82 feet) into a ravine, according to officials. The incident took place at around 3:20 am (1820 GMT on Sunday), the local interior ministry said. It published images showing the bus overturned next to a pool of muddy water, its wheels facing upward, while another showed a twisted metal barrier on the road above. 'The road accident occurred on the industrial road of the Denisovsky Mining and Processing Plant,' it added. The plant mines and processes coal. Investigators said they had opened a probe into criminal negligence. Industrial accidents are common in Russia, with investigators often pointing to lax safety standards. Local authorities declared a day of mourning for Tuesday.
Al Arabiya
2 days ago
- Al Arabiya
At least 13 dead in Russian bus crash
Thirteen people were killed and 20 injured after a bus transporting mine workers in Russia's far eastern Yakutia region crashed early Monday, authorities said. The driver appeared to have lost control of the vehicle, swerving off the road and sending the bus plummeting 25 meters (82 feet) into a ravine, according to officials. The incident took place at around 3:20 am (1820 GMT on Sunday), the local interior ministry said. It published images showing the bus overturned next to a pool of muddy water, its wheels facing upward, while another showed a twisted metal barrier on the road above. 'The road accident occurred on the industrial road of the Denisovsky Mining and Processing Plant,' it added. The plant mines and processes coal. Investigators said they had opened a probe into criminal negligence. Industrial accidents are common in Russia, with investigators often pointing to lax safety standards. Local authorities declared a day of mourning for Tuesday.
The Guardian
5 days ago
- The Guardian
The Dragon Bravo fire and artistic swimming: photos of the day
A boy lays flowers at Minehead middle school in Somerset after a child was killed and 21 people injured when a bus crashed while carrying children back from a trip to the zoo Photograph:People participate in an art piece called The Disappeared/Los Desaparecidos in which performers play immigration enforcement agents as they round people up, during a national day of nonviolent action against the Trump administration and against deportations Photograph: Allison Dinner/EPA A couple take pictures from an outcropping as smoke from the Dragon Bravo fire fills the Grand Canyon. Despite recent rains, two wildfires have been burning out of control near the canyon's North Rim, fuelled by recent strong winds, high temperatures and low humidity Photograph:People walk past dried lava from a previous volcanic eruption as they make their way to a watch a fresh eruption Photograph: Jakob Vegerfors/EPA Trees burn during a wildfire Photograph: Manon Cruz/Reuters Disorder after an attempted small boat crossing to the UK Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Smoke rises amid ruins in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel Photograph: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Relatives of Palestinians killed in an Israeli attack mourn as their bodies are brought to Nasser hospital Photograph: Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu/Getty Images A Bedouin fighter shouts slogans in the village of Mazraa on the outskirts of Sweida during clashes between Bedouin clans and Druze militias Photograph: Ghaith Alsayed/AP Participants stand to attention at Pidpillya camp in the Kyiv region where young people aged 16-24 undergo six days of intensive physical and psychological training Photograph: Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP/Getty Images A night tour of the Colosseum Photograph: Yara Nardi/Reuters Austria's Anna-Maria Alexandri and Eirini-Marina Alexandri compete in the women's duet technical preliminary of artistic swimming at the world aquatics championships in Singapore Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP Storks on the dome of a mosque, where they have nested for about four years. Each spring they return to lay eggs and stay until autumn, raising and teaching their young to fly Photograph: Hilmi Tunahan Karakaya/Anadolu/Getty Images Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Tomatoes left in the sun to dry
