14 more houses in high-risk landslide zone in Ridder town
15:45, 5 April 2014
UST-KAMENOGORSK. KAZINFORM - 14 more houses with 48 residents are in a high-risk landslide zone in Ridder town in East Kazakhstan region.
As it was previously reported, a house collapsed in Ridder city near the Ridder-Sokolsky mine at Borovaya Street as a result of formation of a sinkhole. No casualties and injuries have been reported. The residents managed to leave the house. About 107 private houses near the incident site have been cordoned. The emergency services and police evacuated residents of the houses.
The mine is operating in normal mode. Today at 9:35 a.m. the rescues started pouring concrete to fill the crater.