Four women and three men died under the rubble of a house in Belgorod

The death toll in the collapse of a high-rise building in Belgorod increased to 7

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The Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed the death of the seventh resident of a multi-storey building in Belgorod, which partially collapsed after an explosion on Sunday afternoon.

«Rescuers have now pulled out the bodies seven civilians: four women and three men,” said Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.

Search work at the site of the collapse continues, according to local authorities, people may remain under the rubble.