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facility damages

 In addition to turbine 2, turbines 7 and 9 also suffered severe damage and were
destroyed, while the turbine room roof and ceilings fell on and caused additional
damage to turbines 1 and 3, with slight damage to turbines 4, 5, 8, and 10. 
 Turbine 6, which was in scheduled repair at the time of the accident, received only
minor damage and was the only one of the station's 10 turbines that did not receive
electrical damage due to shorting of the associated transformers.]
  Water immediately flooded the engine and turbine rooms and caused
a transformer explosion Transformers 1 and 2 were destroyed, while transformers 3,
4, and 5 were left in satisfactory condition. Other damage was also severe as the
machinery hall was destroyed, including the roof, ceilings, and floor.
On 9 September 2009, RusHydro announced the damage caused by the incident:

 Turbine 6: Flooded
 Turbine 5: Flooding and electrical damage
 Turbines 3 and 4: Moderate electrical and mechanical damage. Some damage to the
concrete structures around them.
 Turbines 1, 8, and 10: Severe electrical and mechanical damage. Some damage to the
concrete structures around them.
 Turbines 7 and 9: Completely destroyed, with extreme damage to the concrete
structures around them.
 Turbine 2: Destroyed completely, including the concrete structures around it

Financial impact
Share price
Trading in RusHydro shares at the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange was suspended
for two days. After trading resumed on 19 August 2009, the shares dropped 11.4%. On
the London Stock Exchange, the share price dropped more than 15%. It is expected that
RusHydro's business losses will amount to 16.5 billion roubles (US$523 million) by
2013. The power plant was insured for US$200 million by Russian insurance
company ROSNO, part of Allianz group, and re-insured by Munich Re.
Environmental
The accident caused an oil spill, releasing at least 40 tonnes (39 long tons; 44 short tons)
of transformer oil which spread over 80 km (50 mi) downstream of Yenisei. The oil,
which spilled during the approximately 2-3 hour cutoff of river flow when all the gates of
the dam were closed, killed 400 tonnes (390 long tons; 440 short tons) of
cultivated trout in two riverside fisheries, with its impact on wildlife as yet unassessed.
On 19 August 2009, the 15 km (9.3 mi)-long spill had reached Ust-Abakan [ru], where it
was cordoned off with floating barriers and chemical sorbents. The oil spill was fully
removed by 25 August 2009.

Loss of lives

As a result of the accident, 75 people were killed. On 19 August 2009, a mourning day was
announced in Khakassia. RusHydro declared 25 August a day of mourning at the company.
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 A festival in the city of Abakan on 22 August was canceled

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