Disaster & Accident

38,000 Hectares of Forest on Fire in Russia

About 38,000 hectares of the forest are on fire in the Russian Far East, Siberia and the Volga-Urals region.

Popularity: 10% [?]

May 8, 2007

Blast Hits Russia-EU Gas Pipeline

An explosion in Ukraine on Monday knocked out of service one of the main pipelines exporting Russian natural gas to the European Union, but was not expected to affect supplies, officials said.

Popularity: 11% [?]

Russian Helicopter Downed in Chechnya, 17 Dead

A military helicopter went down in Russia’s volatile province of Chechnya killing all 17 people on board, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported quoting a source in the military.

Popularity: 19% [?]

April 28, 2007

Ukrainian Helicopter Crashes

One person died and another one was injured after a Ukrainian helicopter crash, the DPA news agency reported on Wednesday.

Popularity: 13% [?]

April 18, 2007

Work at 12 Russian Mines Stopped After Blast Killed Dozens

Russia’s state safety watchdog Rostekhnadzor has partially halted work at 12 Russian mines after safety checks following a mine blast that killed 108 people, the Reuters news agency reported on Tuesday quoting Rostekhnadzor head.

Popularity: 5% [?]

March 27, 2007

Putin Orders Special Inquiry Into Accidents that Shock Russia

Vladimir Putin ordered a special Kremlin inquiry into the three tragedies to hit Russia since the weekend, Reuters news agency reported.

Popularity: 11% [?]

March 21, 2007

British Citizen Among Victims of Russian Coal Mine Blast

A British citizen was among dozens of people killed in a gas explosion at a remote Siberian coal mine, Telegraph.co.uk reported March 20. Total number of victims of the deadly blast is currently 106 people, at least a dozen have not been found yet.

Popularity: 10% [?]

Man Shoots Himself After Blowing Up Neighbor’s Toilet

A pensioner in the Russian region of Primorye blew up his neighbor’s toilet and then killed himself following an apparent quarrel between them on Monday afternoon, RIA Novosti reported March 20.

Popularity: 5% [?]

Blast Rips Through Siberian Coal Mine

According to Russian emergency officials an explosion occurred in a Siberian coal mine on Monday, no casualties have been reported yet.

Popularity: 8% [?]

March 19, 2007

Russian Gas Specialists Wounded in Algerian Bomb Attack

One Russian citizen was killed and another injured in a bomb explosion in Algeria, Russia’s foreign ministry said Sunday.

Popularity: 11% [?]

March 4, 2007