Russian dam collapse cuts off cargo rail link to Far East
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A dam collapse in Russia has washed out a section of the Baikal-Amur railway, costing
  • severien@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    Laying new railway tracks is relatively simple and will likely take a couple of days / weeks.

    • whataboutshutup@discuss.onlineEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      Right, but Buryatia is not as accessible and inhabited as western regions. It may take a while. Depends on what priority it’s gonna have.

      • severien@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        Well, there’s a railway line going right to the point of the dam failure. I assume railway maintenance crews can’t be very far (might still mean hundreds of kilometers in Russia ofc.)

        • RoboRay@kbin.social
          3·
          11 months ago

          Assuming the maintenance crews haven’t already been mobilized and sent to fight in Ukraine.