The important White Sea Canal in Karelia in northwestern Russia has been temporarily closed after flooding.
A key shipping route in northwestern Russia has been closed following the bursting of a sand embankment that flooded the surrounding area and killed three people.Business newspaper RBC reported that navigation had been 'paralyzed' through the 141-mile White Sea Canal linking the White Sea and Lake Onega in Russia's Karelia region bordering Finland.
On Tuesday morning, Parfenchikov said that the body of another woman had been found. The state-run TASS news agency reported that 10 people had been injured and 13 homes destroyed. Newsweek has contacted Parfenchikov for further comment.Videos shared on social media showed water rushing over what looked like the area where the dam had been placed.
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