
Gold mine collapse in Russia traps at least 13 workers, officials say
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At least 13 miners in Russia were trapped hundreds of feet underground when part of a gold mine collapsed in Eastern Siberia’s Amur region, officials said.
Rescuers arrive for search and rescue operations at the Pioneer gold mine. (Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via Reuters) Rescuers were trying to reach the miners, who were trapped about 410 feet underground, through a ventilation shaft. (Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via Reuters)
The miners were trapped about 410 feet underground, Russian media reported. Rescuers were trying to reach the miners through a ventilation shaft.
Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that 13 miners were trapped in the collapse, but the regional prosecutor's office said that up to 15 could remain underground.

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