An airplane carrying a seriously injured 11-month-old baby boy who was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed Russian apartment building has landed in Moscow, where he is to undergo medical treatment.
The Latest on the collapse of a building in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk (all times local):
11:50 p.m.
An airplane carrying a seriously injured 11-month-old baby boy who was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed Russian apartment building has landed in Moscow, where he is to undergo sophisticated medical treatment.
The plane, dispatched by the Health Ministry, arrived in Moscow from the city of Magnitogorsk on Tuesday night about eight hours after the baby was found. He reportedly is suffering from fractures, a head injury and hypothermia after spending nearly 36 hours in the apartment rubble amid sub-zero temperatures.
Nine bodies have been recovered from the rubble of the building that collapsed Monday. Russian officials say 32 people who lived in the building have still not been accounted for.
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9:20 p.m.
An airplane carrying a seriously injured 11-month-old baby boy who was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed Russian apartment building has taken off for Moscow, where he is to undergo high-level medical treatment.
The plane, dispatched by the Health Ministry, left the city of Magnitogorsk on Tuesday night about six hours after the baby was found. He reportedly is suffering from fractures, a head injury and had hypothermia after spending nearly 36 hours in the apartment rubble amid sub-zero temperatures.
