News / Vital Russian rail freight artery wrecked after river dam bursts

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The Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) – a key Russian rail artery across Siberia – is unusable, after heavy rainfall caused the Kholodnaya River to overflow and destroy a dam.

The flooding destroyed some 200 metres of track and support poles, prompting a ‘state ...

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