Three people are missing in Sochi after...

The storm destroyed a pier and washed away construction equipment and materials. A diving boat used in the construction capsized, but was towed ashore in the morning. The three crewmen were not aboard, despite hopes that they were in the boat"s hold.

Rescuers began a search for the missing men on Tuesday morning, using a helicopter, tugs and motor boats. Yury Fomin, head of a local rescue center, said the shoreline was also being searched.

A floating platform Irben also used in the construction of the port sank during the storm, but three people aboard were rescued.

"Four building cranes, a drilling installation, a diesel power unit," and other equipment have been washed away, said Andrei Popov, deputy head of the city"s emergencies service.

An unidentified police official said by telephone that huge waves washed away two floating building platforms, a tractor, an excavator, a compressor station, three portable cabins housing workers, as well as two small

Pages: [1] 2