Acci­dents in Barents­burg

In recent weeks, the Rus­si­an mining sett­le­ment of Barents­burg has suf­fe­r­ed from seve­ral acci­dents. Three per­sons died during a heli­c­op­ter crash at Kapp Heer, the heli­c­op­ter base near Barents­burg, The air­craft col­l­i­ded with a buil­ding during a landing attempt in bad visi­bi­li­ty con­di­ti­ons. On Thurs­day, 17 April, Barents­burg repor­ted fire in the coal mine. One miner was found dead a while later, while a second one is still miss­ing.
 
The­re are still 500 peo­p­le living in Barents­burg.  

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