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Hundreds of rescuers were working to save 13 miners who were trapped in the Pioneer gold mine in far Eastern Russia after a rockfall on Monday.
Rescue workers labored for a fifth day on Friday to reach 13 people trapped deep underground in a collapsed gold mine in Russia’s far east, news reports said.
They said no contact has been made with the miners in the Amur region, about 3,000 miles east of Moscow.
At least 13 miners are trapped, regional officials said Tuesday.
GOLD MINE COLLAPSE IN RUSSIA TRAPS AT LEAST 13 WORKERS, OFFICIALS SAY
The state news agency RIA-Novosti cited emergency officials as saying that powerful pumps have completed taking water out of the mine.
Russia Emergency Situations employees prepare to pump out water at the collapsed gold mine on March 22, 2024, in the Amur region of eastern Russia. Rescue workers labored for a fifth day on Friday to reach 13 people trapped deep underground in a collapsed gold mine in Russia’s far east. (Russia Emergency Situations Ministry press service via AP)
The miners were trapped at a depth of about 400 feet when part of the mine collapsed on Monday.
RUSSIA GOLD MINE RESCUE ‘DIFFICULT’ AS CREWS YET TO MAKE CONTACT WITH 13 TRAPPED MINERS, OFFICIAL SAYS
The cause of the accident has not been announced.
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