18 Trapped After China Gold Mine Collapse: Report

Twenty-two miners have been delivered to the floor however 18 stay trapped. (Representational)

Beijing:

Rescuers have been working Sunday to achieve 18 folks trapped underground after a cave-in at a gold mine in northwest China’s Xinjiang area, state media reported.

A complete of 40 folks have been working underground on the mine in Yining county, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the border with Kazakhstan, on the time of the collapse Saturday afternoon.

Twenty-two miners have been delivered to the floor however 18 stay trapped.

“A rescue operation is underway to retrieve the remaining miners,” Xinhua information company mentioned late Saturday.

Mine security has improved in latest a long time, as has media protection of main incidents, a lot of which have been as soon as missed.

However accidents nonetheless happen often in an trade the place security directions are sometimes lax, particularly on the most rudimentary websites.

In September final 12 months, 19 miners stranded underground after the collapse of a coal mine within the northwest province of Qinghai have been discovered useless after an extended search.

However in December 2021, 20 miners have been rescued from a flooded coal mine in northern Shanxi province whereas two others died.

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