Photo Left: The devastation following the roof collapse of a Moscow market Thursday. (AP Photo/)Last Updated Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:01:44 EST
CBC News
The snow-covered roof of a Moscow market collapsed on Thursday, killing at least 56 people and trapping others beneath the rubble, said emergency officials
Rescuers are using pickaxes and metal cutters to clear away the wreckage of the Bauman market, which collapsed around 5 a.m. local time.
Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu said people could be heard knocking and crying out beneath the rubble. Another Russian official, Emergency Situations Ministry head Yuri Akimov, said some were using cellphones to tell family and friends they were alive.
