Mineworkers of the Mir mine were taken to the surface in a hoisting device. Overall 142 miners were rescued after a water breakthrough. An inrush of water occurred in the Mir diamond mine of the Alrosa Group. According to the Emergencies Ministry report, 151 people were in the mine during the accident. Rescuers haver contacted 130 miners, evacuation is underway (The image is a handout material courtesy of a third party. For editorial use only. Archiving, commercial use and advertising prohibited).
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents
- Location: Mirny, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia
- Event date: 04.08.2017
- Date published: 04.08.2017
- Author: Grigorij Iftodij
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Press service of JSC ALROSA
- Original: Digital
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