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Special units EMERCOM of Russia will be provided with new equipment to eliminate the similar to the Sayan-Shushenskaya hydro-electric power station accidents

Special units EMERCOM of Russia will be provided with new equipment to eliminate the accidents, similar to the Sayan-Shushenskaya hydro-electric power station one, which occurred on 17 August. This is what the Chief Military Expert Pavel Plat reported today.

“Here we faced the debris, we have never worked before with,” he said. During the accident management works the conclusions were drawn about what the Ministry units require to work in such conditions. “The Head EMERCOM Sergey Shoigu has already set the task to adjust such equipment in the work of the rescuers,” mentioned Plat.

He reported that the equipment which can saw heavy items will be bought for the “Centrospas” and “Leader” special units.

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