A coal mine collapse in China has left at least two dead and more than 50 trapped in rocks

Reuters

At least two people died, and more than fifty were buried by rocks after the collapse open pit coal mine located in a Chinese city Alexin the northern region of Inner Mongolia.

So far, rescue teams have managed to pull a total of eight people out of the ruins, including the deceased, reports China Central Television (CCTV).

However, this Thursday new ticket countries he forced stop search efforts and rescue 53 people trapped since Wednesday by a mine collapse in China’s Inner Mongolia province.

Major earthworks were carried out late Wednesday at the site of the rescue operations, in which more than 900 people were involved at the time, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

chinese president Xi Jinpingasked spares no effort finding trapped persons and helping the victims, as well as an in-depth investigation into the causes of the accident, reports the Global Times.

For now, it’s the balance sheet two dead, six injured and 53 missing. A mine worker told local media that most of the trapped people were excavator and truck drivers, and that drones were being used to assess the exact size of the collapsed area.

The event happened after subsidence of at least 400 meters surface area during Wednesday afternoon in an open pit mine in the Alxa region. According to various local media, the mine was sanctioned for accessing water without the necessary permits, in addition to not placing relevant warning signs in the area.

Coal drilling – the material with which China produces about 60% of its energy – continues to record a high accident rate in the Asian country, although the number of fatal accidents has decreased significantly in recent years.

In March last year, fourteen miners who had been trapped for more than a week after a coal mine accident in southern China were found dead by rescue crews.