Shakhty Search Operation Ends After Fifth Body Found In Rubble

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 16th January, 2019) Rescuers have recovered the body of the last person missing after part of a high-rise collapsed in the southwestern Russian city of Shakhty, the emergencies service told Sputnik.

"The last body has been found. The emergency rescue operation is now over," Marina Abramchenko, spokeswoman for the emergencies authority in the Rostov region, said.

A natural gas explosion tore through the nine-storey building on Monday. One person was initially reported dead, while four others were unaccounted for. The search operation continued into Tuesday night.