Cave-in risk halts rescue efforts to dig out miners
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RESCUERS yesterday stopped tunneling through a collapsed mine shaft in east China’s Shandong Province to reach eight survivors, over concerns of secondary cave-ins.
Signs of life were noticed on Wednesday morning, and rescuers made contact with the eight miners five days after the gypsum mine collapsed.
“The miners are generally in a stable condition. Only one has suffered diarrhea,” said Li Zhongjun, a provincial health official with the rescue team.
He said that they have sent provisions including a nutrient solution, clothes and lamps.
The accident happened last Friday, while 29 people were underground.
Gao Guangwei, deputy head of the Emergency Command Center of the State Administration of Work Safety, who is overseeing the operation, said the rescue has been held up due to the structural instability of the tunnel and falling debris, as well as underground water gushing into the mine.
The team yesterday agreed to review the rescue plan as the tunneling had increased the risk of new cave-ins.
Gao said rescuers were trying to open a new rescue tunnel to reach the trapped miners, while drilling more holes toward their location.
Earlier, holes were drilled so that life detectors could be lowered into the pit, which helped the team to locate the miners. Currently, it is the only way the team can stay in contact and send provisions to the miners.
The owner of the mine drowned himself on Sunday.
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