Aybak: About 35 miners have been trapped underneath the rubble of a coal mine in Afghanistan’s Samangan province, native officers stated on Sunday.
The provincial well being director Sayed Usman Hamidi counted 35 miners underneath the particles, saying rescue groups and well being personnel have been dispatched to the world to rescue the trapped miners, Xinhua information company reported.
“Preliminary experiences point out that a number of miners have been busy in a coal mine in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district of Samangan province yesterday, however a part of the mine caved in, and resultantly a number of miners have been trapped underneath rubble,” a press release from the provincial police workplace launched on Sunday stated.
The assertion additional stated that police personnel, native officers, and villagers have rushed to the location to rescue trapped miners from underneath the particles.
Rescue operations have been on to rescue employees trapped underneath the particles, however none have been freed but, in keeping with native Taliban officers.
The incident occurred round 6 p.m. Saturday, in keeping with Bakhtar Information Company.
Earlier this week, two employees died from gasoline publicity at a coal mine in Bamiyan province’s Khwaja Ganj village. In February 2002, no less than 10 miners misplaced their lives after being trapped underground when a coal mine collapsed in Afghanistan.
In 2019, no less than 30 individuals have been killed within the collapse of a gold mine in Afghanistan, officers stated. The collapse occurred within the Kohistan district of Badakhshan province.
Afghanistan homes huge sources of minerals however most of the mines are previous and poorly maintained. Afghanistan’s mining sector has seen frequent deadly accidents, typically attributed to insufficient security measures and an absence of correct gear.
