At least four people died Monday when part of a 10-storey apartment building collapsed in Russia's Ural mountains region, and hundreds of rescuers searched for survivors under the rubble in the frigid weather. 35 missingLocal authorities initially said 68 people registered as residents in the collapsed section of the building were missing, but later tracked down some of them. The Russian Emergency Ministry later said that 35 people remained unaccounted for, and it wasn't clear if they were in the building when it collapsed. Russian emergency officials say that sections of the apartment building collapsed after an apparent gas explosion. Emergency workers have evacuated residents of nearby sections of the building, fearing they could also tumble down.

Source: CBC News December 31, 2018 15:45 UTC