Evacuations took place in a number of cities in northwestern Russia due to reports of mining
In several cities in northwestern Russia, as well as in Astrakhan and the Rostov region, schools, hospitals, shopping centers and hotels were evacuated on January 30 due to anonymous email messages about mining. In Vologda, about ten schools, as well as large shopping centers, a hospital and a hotel, were evacuated, NewsVo reports . Senior schoolchildren were eventually sent home, while younger students were temporarily placed in kindergartens.