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One person has died in hospital, Taganrog administration head Andrei Lisitsky said © Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation/TASS ROSTOV-ON-DON, May 22. /TASS/. The death toll in an accident at a water treatment plant outside the city of Taganrog, in Russia’s Rostov Region, has risen to 11, Taganrog administration head Andrei Lisitsky told TASS on Saturday. "One person has died in hospital," Lisitsky said. Earlier reports said that ten individuals had lost their lives due to the accident. Five more people were hospitalized.

TASS reports.  The head of the city administration, Andrei Lisitsky, noted that the exact number of victims was still unknown as the well of the treatment facilities in the village of Dmitriadovka, where the incident occurred, was flooded. According to local authorities, five people were hospitalised - they remain in intensive care. One of them is in serious condition. Rescuers continue to search for five more people. According to representatives of the local water service, the people were killed as a result of methane emissions. A source at emergency services said that the emissions did no...

According to preliminary data, an emission of methane occurred, Taganrog Water Service Company Director Yevgeny Pletmentsev told TASS