MOSCOW, October 4 (RIA Novosti) - More than 3,500 people have been killed in about 2,000 man-made incidents in Russia since the beginning of 2007, the country's emergencies ministry said Thursday.
"During the first nine months, 1,933 emergency situations were registered in Russia with 3,535 people being killed," the ministry said in its statement.
In September 2007 alone, Russia registered 174 man-made accidents, which left 283 dead and 511 injured, the ministry said.
At the same time, all regions in Russia witnessed a decline in the number of man-made emergencies, the ministry said.
"Compared with the same period last year, the number of man-made incidents declined by 14.9% while the number of people killed in emergencies fell 20%," the ministry said.
