Villagers evacuated after 5m-deep cave-in
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December 27, 2010, Monday
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A MASSIVE cave-in led to the evacuation of more than 800 villagers by Saturday evening in Jiangxi Province, local authorities said.
Excessive salt mining caused the land to sink, according to the findings of an initial investigation.
With a diameter of 50 meters and as deep as 5 meters, the cave-in occurred on Thursday in Zhoutian Township, Hui-chang County in Jiangxi, said a government spokesman.
Villagers said they have seen water spouting from the ground, with jets reaching up to 2 meters high, and 500-meter-long cracks in the ground since Thursday.
A subsidy of 300 yuan (US$45) is to be allocated to every evacuated villager, said Xie Fuzhou, head of Zhoutian Township.
Among the evacuated, 90 percent turned to friends or relatives for shelter, with another 10 percent moving into nearby hotels or homes for the aged, Xie said.
The Nine Two Salt Mine, which was believed to have caused the accident due to excessive mining, was ordered to halt operating on Friday afternoon.
Experts have set up five observation posts to monitor further possible collapses.
Excessive salt mining caused the land to sink, according to the findings of an initial investigation.
With a diameter of 50 meters and as deep as 5 meters, the cave-in occurred on Thursday in Zhoutian Township, Hui-chang County in Jiangxi, said a government spokesman.
Villagers said they have seen water spouting from the ground, with jets reaching up to 2 meters high, and 500-meter-long cracks in the ground since Thursday.
A subsidy of 300 yuan (US$45) is to be allocated to every evacuated villager, said Xie Fuzhou, head of Zhoutian Township.
Among the evacuated, 90 percent turned to friends or relatives for shelter, with another 10 percent moving into nearby hotels or homes for the aged, Xie said.
The Nine Two Salt Mine, which was believed to have caused the accident due to excessive mining, was ordered to halt operating on Friday afternoon.
Experts have set up five observation posts to monitor further possible collapses.
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