In the Magadan region, eight people ended up on an ice floe cut off from land, the Ministry of Emergency Situations organized a search and rescue operation. About it reported in the regional office of the department.
The incident occurred near the village of Balagannoye in the Olsky urban district of the region, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported this on the morning of January 15. Rescuers went to the scene, a total of 16 people and seven pieces of equipment were involved.
“The Mi-8 helicopter of the Khabarovsk Aviation Rescue Center of the Russian Emergencies Ministry with rescuers on board is also preparing to take off,” the statement said.
Later, the department said that rescuers, along with local residents, saved people, transmit “News”.
Two cyclists were rescued from a breakaway ice floe on the Moscow River
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