BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 29. The number of dead in the explosion at the Kostenko mine in Karaganda region of Kazakhstan has risen to 45, Trend reports.
08:57 (GMT+4) The number of dead in the explosion at the Kostenko mine in Karaganda region of Kazakhstan has risen to 36, the company that owns the mine, ArcelorMittal Temirtau said, Trend reports.
"At the moment it has been confirmed that 36 of our employees have died and another 10 are missing," the company said.
07:18 (GMT+4) Bodies of 35 victims have been found at the Kostenko mine in Karaganda region of Kazakhstan, where an explosion occurred, the search for 11 miners continues, Department of Emergency Management said, Trend reports.
In connection with the explosion, a headquarters was created. Head of the executive power of the Karaganda region, General Director of ArcelorMittal Temirtau JSC, First Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan, Prosecutor of the Karaganda region, special law enforcement agencies are located at the Kostenko mine.
According to preliminary data, a gas methane explosion occurred.
Kazakhstan declared October 29 as the Day of National Mourning.
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