Xinhua News Agency quoted information from authorities in the Alxa region of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, saying that by more than 5 pm on February 22 (local time), three people had been taken out of the area. coal mine collapsed, but two of them had no signs of life left. According to preliminary statistics, there are still 53 dead and 6 injured.
Faced with the serious nature of the incident, Chinese President Xi Jinping immediately issued an important directive, asking the functional forces to make every effort to search for missing people, rescue the injured, effectively protect the safety of people’s lives and properties and social stability.
As of the evening of February 22, according to The Paper, a rescue force of regarding 300 to 400 people had been dispatched to the scene. The site also quoted witnesses to the incident as saying, before the incident happened, mine collapsed, still proceed with normal production. The approximate length of the collapse is regarding 400m. The local police, fire brigade and paramedics are all at the scene to carry out rescue work.
Earlier, China Central Television reported that many drivers and vehicles were buried at the scene of the collapse. Department of State Supervision on mine safety The branch in Inner Mongolia has now activated a Level 1 emergency response to this incident.
