Beneath a sprawling glass dome, the Transvaal waterpark promised visitors a tropical escape from Moscow’s harsh winter.

In February 2004, Moscow’s largest indoor waterpark turned from paradise to nightmare in just 30 seconds. A massive roof collapse left dozens dead and hundreds injured.

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The Transvaal provincial division of the Nationalist Party voted unanimously today to drop the clause from its constitution banning Jews from membership. The provincial division was the only ...