The number of victims due to the bad weather in Rostov-on-don has grown to nine people, four of them hospitalized.
“We asked for help nine residents of Rostov-on-don, four of them hospitalized, his condition is estimated as satisfactory”, — explained in the city administration.
On Thursday evening in Rostov-on-don began pouring rain, the wind speed reached 25 meters per second. Was introduced emergency mode. Waterlogged streets, some houses, low-lying areas, damaged more than 10 cars. Worked eight lines, touched off 85 houses. The result of bad weather killed one girl, earlier it was reported about eight victims.
Investigators are checking the information about the refusal of emergency workers to help children locked in the basement of the creative Studio during a rainstorm in Rostov-on-don, said senior assistant head of SUCK in the Rostov region on interaction with mass-media Galina Gagalaeva.
“Investigative agencies of the investigative Committee of the Russian Federation across the Rostov region conducted preliminary examination according to media reports on refusal of emergency workers come to the rescue during a heavy downpour pupils of children’s art Studio, located in Rostov-on-don”, — said Gagloeva.
Earlier media reported that on June 30 evening, the pupils of children’s art Studio, located on a Winding street in Rostov-on-don, was locked in the basement during heavy rain. According to reports, emergency workers who phoned the head of the children’s Studio, refused to help.
As stated to journalists by the head of Rostov-on-don Sergey Gorban, the situation in the creative Studio was not as critical as it was described in the media.
“When classes ended, people went outside, but came back due to rain. The room really came through water, but it was near parents, so none of the children were not injured. By 11 o’clock there have arrived rescuers and pumped water from the premises,” — said Gorban.
On Thursday evening in Rostov-on-don began pouring rain, the wind speed reached 25 meters per second. Was introduced emergency mode. Waterlogged streets, some houses, low-lying areas, damaged more than 10 cars. Worked eight lines, touched off 85 houses. The result of bad weather killed 14-year-old girl, reported nine victims.
