As of 6.15 am (local time), volume of water in the open pit mine was 20,500 cubic meters. Water level in the shaft was –242.
Today, starting from 9 am (local time) works related to the controlled discharge of water from the open pit mine by focused cumulative explosions will continue.
While there remains a danger of uncontrolled inrush of water into the mine shaft, rescue works underground are forbidden.
This page was last updated on 22 August 2017 at 03.12