MOSCOW (AFP) – Twenty-three Russian conscripts were crushed to death when their military barracks collapsed in Siberia, the latest disaster blamed on apparent shoddy construction work and lax safety standards.An entire section of military barracks, including parts of the roof and walls, collapsed on Sunday evening just outside the Siberian city of Omsk as paratroopers were resting, the defence ministry said.As a result of the collapse, more than 40 servicemen were injured, Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said on Monday.Twenty-three conscripts died, the others were hospitalised with various injuries.Nearly 20 injured men have been airlifted to top hospitals in Moscow, …read more
Source: Dunya TV
