A landslide in Russia’s Amur region pinned the miners more than 120 metres underground. Russian emergency services have called a halt to an operation to rescue 13 men trapped in a gold mine in the far east of the country. The operator of the Pioneer gold mine announced the decision on Monday, two weeks after […]
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Officials believe miners are still alive as specialists drill down through hundreds of metres of rock to establish contact. Teams are scrambling to save at least 13 workers trapped underground after a gold mine collapsed in eastern Russia. Officials reported “difficult” conditions on Wednesday, as rescuers continued battling rubble and water in a bid to
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Wildlife Pro LLC/Facebook A pod of at least 10 killer whales appears to be trapped by sea ice off Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday. CNN — A pod of at least 10 killer whales appears to be trapped by sea ice off Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday.
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Mine accidents are not uncommon in Zimbabwe where disused mines often attract young unemployed men. Eleven subsistence mine workers are trapped in an underground shaft after a ground collapse at Zimbabwe’s Redwing Mine, 270 km (167.77 miles) west of the capital Harare, authorities said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday morning, with initial
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At least one passenger on a boat carrying 185 refugees has died, with dozens more in ‘critical condition’, warns UNHCR. Fears are growing for scores of Rohingya refugees believed to be stranded at sea in the Indian Ocean, after a boat they set off in from Bangladesh saw its engine fail. The group of some
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Rescuers in Uttarakhand temporarily suspend work after hearing ‘large-scale cracking sound’. Indian rescue workers have paused efforts to reach 40 men trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel over fears of more cave-ins. Rescuers temporarily suspended work on Friday after a “large-scale cracking sound” was heard while trying to restart a drilling machine, the National Highways
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