[Summary translation prepared by Business & Human Rights Centre]

“We haven’t slept for the fourth night.” Another giant sinkhole has formed in Sheregesh, 20 January 2025

In the Kuzbass settlement of Stary Sheregesh, located seven kilometers from Mount Zelyonaya, where tourists go skiing, a new, third sinkhole has appeared. It formed as a result of ore mining. In total, local residents in the Tashtagol district count seven such sinkholes. People are worried that the collapses will soon reach the road and residential buildings — only 150–200 meters remain...

The third sinkhole formed after a small earthquake last week...

At the Sheregesh deposit, a mining method involving ore caving is used. Its essence lies in the fact that after the ore is extracted, the remaining voids (the mined-out space) are gradually filled by collapsing overlying rock, resulting in the formation of a collapse sinkhole.