The Mir diamond mine of the Alrosa Group where an inrush of water occurred. According to the Emergencies Ministry report, 151 people were in the mine during the accident. Overall 142 miners were rescued after a water breakthrough. (The image is a handout material courtesy of a third party. For editorial use only. Archiving, commercial use and advertising prohibited).
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents
- Location: Mirny, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia
- Event date: 04.08.2017
- Date published: 04.08.2017
- Author: Grigorij Iftodij
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Press service of JSC ALROSA
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4645x3127px, 4.3Mb