In the Amur region, 13 people were trapped under rubble in a mine

In the Zeya municipal district of the Amur region, a rock collapse occurred at the Pioneer mine of the local mining and hydrometallurgical plant. this on the evening of March 18 The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported . According to the department, 13 people may be under the rubble.

This information, as reported by RBC, was also confirmed by the Pokrovsky mine company, which is developing the deposit. They reported that the collapse occurred at approximately 20:40 local time (14:40 Moscow time), when 13 workers were underground.

As the Ministry of Emergency Situations clarified, 25 department specialists and four pieces of equipment are involved in the rescue operation. According to the department, a group of rescuers was sent to the miners blocked underground along the ventilation slope. At the same time, work is underway to restore communications and mechanized clearing of the transport slope.

In connection with the accident, the authorities of the Amur region introduced a state of emergency in the region. this in his Telegram channel Local governor Vasily Orlov announced .

“Teams of mine rescuers from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia from Neryungri and Khabarovsk arrived to help the mine specialists, and rescuers from the Primorsky Territory are also following to the site. In addition, a reserve of specialists from Kuzbass has been prepared,” Orlov wrote.

“According to preliminary data, there are no Amur residents among the victims; these are shift workers from other regions,” he added.

Orlov also said that the regional authorities are “ready to accommodate” the relatives of miners trapped under the rubble in temporary accommodation centers and hotels in the Zeya Okrug.

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