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In Mosocw, Grim News Involving Deadly Roof Collapse
Aired February 16, 2004 - 06:25 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Now to Moscow. There is grim news involving that deadly roof collapse at a water park. Moscow's mayor says there's no chance up to 13 people believed missing beneath the rubble are still alive. Twenty-five now confirmed dead.
Let's get the latest details live -- actually, from Ryan Chilcote.
He'll join us live a little later.
Here's his report.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
RYAN CHILCOTE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Hundreds of stunned swimmers stumble out of the water park. Others are carried. All freezing on a sub-zero winter night, after the park's glass roof collapsed directly above the children's swimming pool.
"Some of us were in the water," these boys told reporters, "some on the slides. We were in the water and found a passageway through the debris."
The park was built two years ago in a Moscow suburb and was an instant hit among middle class Muscovites. Now it looks like an earthquake zone.
Monday, the mayor of Moscow said rescuers are looking for nine to 13 people under the rubble, but presumed they are all dead.
While mourners left candles and carnations outside to remember the dead, Russian officials are questioning the park's designers and builders. One Russian official says it could have been heavy snow that forced the collapse.
Rescuers hope to clear through all the debris by Monday night and recover the remaining bodies.
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CHILCOTE: Carol, no one knows exactly how many people are underneath the rubble. That number of nine to 13 that the mayor used really comes from just some educated guesses. First of all, some coats were left in the locker room and also relatives have been calling in saying, giving names of people that they've been missing since Saturday night. So that is a very speculative number right now. Also, the work that they still have to do is going to be a -- it's a major task. The glass roof itself was, believe it or not, the size of a football field and what was a water park now looks a whole lot more like an earthquake zone -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Ryan Chilcote live from Moscow.
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Aired February 16, 2004 - 06:25 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Now to Moscow. There is grim news involving that deadly roof collapse at a water park. Moscow's mayor says there's no chance up to 13 people believed missing beneath the rubble are still alive. Twenty-five now confirmed dead.
Let's get the latest details live -- actually, from Ryan Chilcote.
He'll join us live a little later.
Here's his report.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
RYAN CHILCOTE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Hundreds of stunned swimmers stumble out of the water park. Others are carried. All freezing on a sub-zero winter night, after the park's glass roof collapsed directly above the children's swimming pool.
"Some of us were in the water," these boys told reporters, "some on the slides. We were in the water and found a passageway through the debris."
The park was built two years ago in a Moscow suburb and was an instant hit among middle class Muscovites. Now it looks like an earthquake zone.
Monday, the mayor of Moscow said rescuers are looking for nine to 13 people under the rubble, but presumed they are all dead.
While mourners left candles and carnations outside to remember the dead, Russian officials are questioning the park's designers and builders. One Russian official says it could have been heavy snow that forced the collapse.
Rescuers hope to clear through all the debris by Monday night and recover the remaining bodies.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
CHILCOTE: Carol, no one knows exactly how many people are underneath the rubble. That number of nine to 13 that the mayor used really comes from just some educated guesses. First of all, some coats were left in the locker room and also relatives have been calling in saying, giving names of people that they've been missing since Saturday night. So that is a very speculative number right now. Also, the work that they still have to do is going to be a -- it's a major task. The glass roof itself was, believe it or not, the size of a football field and what was a water park now looks a whole lot more like an earthquake zone -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Ryan Chilcote live from Moscow.
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