Shenzen, Feb 23, (dpa/GNA) – Five people have died in a serious mine accident in northern China, and 48 are missing, the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday.
Six people have been rescued alive from the coal mine in Inner Mongolia, which partially collapsed on Wednesday.
Around 900 rescue workers rushed to the scene of the accident. However, the state news agency Xinhua reported that another “massive landslide” then occurred at the mine, meaning rescue work could only be resumed on Thursday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, called on Wednesday for everything to be done to save the workers.
GNA