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![Putin visits site of partially collapsed building in Astrakhan](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F105%2F19%2F1051969_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_U2VyZ2V5IFN1YmJvdGluICMxMDUxOTY5_116%3A95_sputnik-1051969-preview_f46b7c4c24cea148b307827df5b1178f.jpg)
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center) visiting the site of a house in Astrakhan, partially collapsed after a utility gas blast, February 28, 2012. Right: Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov. Left: Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Emergencies.
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents, Politics
- Location: Astrakhan, Russia
- Event date: 28.02.2012
- Date published: 28.02.2012
- Author: Sergey Subbotin
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3399x2349px, 628Kb