The death toll in the state of emergency in the Ryazan region has increased to 23 people.

The death toll from an explosion at an enterprise in the Shilovsky district of the Ryazan region has increased to 23 people. This was announced on Monday, August 18, by the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia.

"Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two more victims from the rubble," the report says.

It is specified that another victim of the explosion died in the hospital.

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An emergency at an enterprise in the Ryazan region occurred on August 15. The regional authorities have set up a headquarters to eliminate the consequences. A criminal case has been opened into the incident. Monday, August 18, has been declared a day of mourning for the victims in the Ryazan region.

On August 16, the governor of the Ryazan region, Pavel Malkov, announced that due to the tragedy in the Shilovsky district, payments would be made: 1 million 567 thousand rubles to the families of the victims, from 313 thousand to 627 thousand rubles to the injured (depending on the injury caused). He noted that financial assistance in the amount of 15 thousand rubles can also be provided to residents of the village of Lesnoy.

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