Mar 19, 2024, 5:38 PM

At least 13 Russian workers trapped in collapsed gold mine

TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – The Emergencies Ministry reported that 13 miners were trapped but the regional prosecutor's office said that up to 15 could remain underground.

Thirteen miners have been trapped in a gold mine in the Far Eastern Amur region of Russia after a rock fall, the Russian Emergency Ministry said on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reported.

The Amur region government declared an emergency to mobilize all available resources to rescue miners from the Pioneer mine in the Zeya district.

The miners are known to be in a gallery at a depth of 125 meters and are not accessible for communication.
All workers are reportedly from other Russian regions.

A team of 25 rescuers is working on the site, and a Mi-8 helicopter is stationed near the mine in case of an emergency, the ministry said.

MNA

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