The pumping will show

The official number of victims of the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station is now 17 people. The missing is 57, they told Interfax at the headquarters to eliminate the consequences of the accident. According to the head of the Ministry of Emergencies, Sergei Shoigu, rescue work will continue until at least some hope of finding the survivors remains. According to the director of the Civil Protection Department of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation Sergey Shaposhnikov, at night work was carried out at a mark of 320 meters, pumping of water during the day will be strengthened by introducing additional pumps.

The head of the Ministry of Emergencies Sergey Shoigu said that after the full launch of the water pumping capacities from the engine room to complete these stages of work will take 37 hours. 250 thousand cubic meters of water is to be pumped out.

Its nature is incomprehensible, nothing of the kind in world practice was observed

In an interview, which is published by the Rossiyskaya Gazeta today, Sergei Shoigu called an accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station unique. "Its nature is incomprehensible, nothing of the kind has been observed in world practice. Therefore, a lot of requests come from foreign colleagues who want to quickly check their objects in order to prevent this," the minister said. According to the head of the Ministry of Emergencies, "it is extremely important to get to the bottom of the causes of" the accident. "Someone was in a hurry to express their personal point of view. In vain. Everything should be determined by the interdepartmental commission," Shoigu said.

Answering the question whether the weakening of technical control at the hydroelectric power station could cause the tragedy, the head of the Ministry of Emergencies noted: “We are now checking all the details in all directions - both at this and other stations. I can say that the investigation of a serious tragedy at the TPP in the Ulan -Ude showed that not only security services were liquidated, but also the firefight, which was maintained at the expense of the station. Let us find out here, together with Rostekhnadzor, who was reduced and not reduced, which was absent and present and that one way or another could affect the development of events. "

Speaking about the prospects for the restoration of destroyed premises and assemblies, Sergei Shoigu added: "I can definitely say: three units are not subject to repair." According to him, by September, a thermal circuit will be mounted in the destroyed part of the engine room. Each unit has to be depressed.