Eighteen miners have been trapped underground after a gold mine in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region collapsed today, the regional emergency management department said.
A total of 40 people were working underground when the accident occurred at around 13h40pm in Yining County under Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture.
Twenty-two miners have been lifted out safely.
A rescue operation is underway to retrieve the remaining miners.
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Source: The Namibian Press Agency
