Eight members of a tour group exploring underground tunnels in Moscow's sewer system are found dead following flash flooding.
abc.net.au/news/moscow-russia-sewer-eight-dead-tour-group-flash-flooding/102762756Eight members of a tour group exploring underground tunnels in Moscow's sewer system have been found dead after being caught in flash flooding.Authorities said one of the tour organisers had been detainedThe victims, who were touring an underground river known as the Neglinka, are believed to have become trapped by rising water levels, following a downpour on Sunday and were unable to escape to the surface.
Many large American cockroaches can now be found in the sewers after they were brought to Moscow in the 18th century, according to the city's government. "The bodies of all participants of the excursion have been found," investigators said, adding formal identification of the victims was underway.Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin called the incident a "terrible tragedy" on social media and expressed his condolences.
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