One person confirmed dead and 32 rescued as Azerbaijan rescue teams struggle against violent weather

Thirty oil workers are missing after the rig they were working on in the Caspian Sea was engulfed by fire, Azerbaijan’s state energy firm Socar has said.

Another 32 people were rescued, the company said on its website on Saturday, listing the names of all 62 workers caught up in the disaster.

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