The number of deaths from the collapse of a mine in north china rose to six in the last few hours, while rescue teams continue to search for 47 people missingstate media reported today.
Another six people with injuries were rescued from the rubble and are already in a hospital in the area in stable condition, the official agency reports. xinhua.
The search and rescue tasks continue this Friday after being paralyzed on Thursday due to a new landslide in the area, an open-pit mine located in the region of Alxa from the province of Inner Mongolia (north).
The collapsed area has about 400 meters of surface, according to the first estimates.
The authorities have opened an investigation to determine the causes of the event, for which an unknown number of people are in police custody, according to the aforementioned media.
A campaign at the provincial level has also been launched to control and improve safety conditions in the workplace.
the chinese president, Xi Jinpingasked that no effort be spared to find the trapped people and help the victims, as well as a thorough investigation into the causes of the accident.
According to different local media, the coal mine had been penalized for accessing a water intake without the required permits, in addition to not placing the relevant warning signs in the area.
Coal wells – a material with which China generates around 60% of its energy – continue to register a high accident rate in the Asian country, although in recent years the number of fatal accidents has decreased significantly.
The new landslide has forced a halt to search and rescue work for 47 people trapped since Wednesday by a mine collapse in the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia.
He Earth movementsof large dimensions, took place late on Wednesday in the place where the rescue tasks were carried out, in which more than 900 people participated at that time, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
For now, the balance is six dead, six wounded and 47 missing.
A mine worker told local media that most of the trapped people are excavator and truck drivers, and that drones are being used to estimate the exact size of the collapsed area.
The event occurred after sinking of at least 400 meters of surface of the place during the afternoon of Wednesday in an open pit mine in the region of Alxa.
According to different local media, the coal mine had been sanctioned for accessing a water intake without the required permits, in addition to not placing the relevant warning signs in the area.
Coal wells – a material with which China generates around 60% of its energy – continue to register a high accident rate in the Asian country, although in recent years the number of fatal accidents has decreased significantly.
In March last year, fourteen miners who were trapped for more than a week after an accident at a coal mine in southern China were found dead by rescue teams.
(With information from EFE)
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