Coal mine collapse in China's Inner Mongolia: 2 killed, more than 50 people missing
Coal mine collapse in China's Inner Mongolia: 2 killed, more than 50 people missing; Rescue operation continues
There is news of a coal mine collapse in China's Inner Mongolia. According to the news agency AP, 2 people have died. More than 50 people are missing. Taking immediate action, the local emergency department sent the rescue team to the spot.
According to Chinese media, 200 rescuers are engaged in the rescue operation after the coal mine located in Alxa League collapsed. A rescue worker told that so far 3 people have been pulled out, out of which two people have died. Information about how many workers were in the mine during the accident is not yet available.
Inner Mongolia is an important region of China in terms of mining. An employee of the mine told me how many parts of the mine have sunk, and it is being detected with the help of drones.
Mine safety in China has improved in the past few years, but such accidents are frequent in mines that lack safety. In December 2022, the mine collapsed in the North-Western Xinjiang region. Then 40 people were working in the mine. The exact figure of those who died was not revealed. In 2021, 20 workers were rescued from a coal mine in northern Shanxi province. During this two people died.