Russia dam disaster toll rises to 66
The confirmed death toll from the disaster at Russia's largest hydroelectric plant rose to 66 on Saturday, with nine people still listed as missing, a spokesman for the search and rescue team said. "Two more bodies have been found which means that the death toll stands at 66," with nine people still missing, said the spokesman for the rescue operation at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power plant in Siberia, according to Russian news agencies. The catastrophe is believed to have been triggered Monday when a technical problem caused a massive surge of water in the turbine hall, engulfing around 100 workers. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin who went to the site of the accident has said there is no hope of finding those listed as missing alive.
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