MOE: from severe destruction Kirovsk saved avalanche dam – TASS

MURMANSK, February 19. / TASS /. An avalanche descended on the ski resort Kirovsk, would cause far greater destruction, but was stopped by avalanche dam. This was reported by TASS on Friday in the regional Emergency Situations Ministry.

“Avalanche avalanche came down in a protective structure (dam) in the area Yukspor mountains. Its residual effects in the form of snow dust reached houses №14 and №16 on the street Komsomolskaya and partly broken glazed in 10 apartments “- told in the department

security Committee Chairman of the population of the region Vladimir Vorotnikov at the operational meeting in the regional government said that railways and roads were covered with snow, we had already cleared..

“at the moment all cleared, both roads are functioning in normal mode”, – said the head of department. Work on clearing Kirovsk continue. At the meeting there was information that during the avalanche, in addition to the dead, was the victim – the woman received cuts, she was given outpatient care

According to a source close to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the degree of avalanche danger in Hibinah where gone. avalanche, was dropped to the fourth of the five possible levels

“With the end of January, the degree of avalanche danger was highest, at level 5, but on the last day it was lowered to level 4″ -. said the source

The outlook on the avalanche danger can be changed on Friday, the source added.

February 18 at 22:15 information was received in the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the Murmansk region of Kirovsk that descended from the mountain Yukspor avalanche . As previously reported by TASS in the regional emergency department, on-site emergency work 90 people and 22 units of equipment. RF IC began checking into the death of a man in an avalanche.

According to preliminary data of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Murmansk region, the cause of vanishing steel blasting avalanche service of the mining plant, located in the city.

The descent of avalanches using undermining – a common practice in the mountains. This is done when the snow cover becomes excessive and uncontrollable can go down. However, according to preliminary data, the investigators collected in the course of communication with specialists avalanche center, this avalanche was more massive than expected. So she went on the expected, snow covered with dust from her next Kirovsk, houses had broken windows.