Seven Feared Trapped in Gold Mine Collapse
A gold mine shaft has collapsed in Preah Vihear province, trapping at least seven miners, officials said Monday. … The collapse took place in a shaft that is typically mined by up to 60 people at a time, he [Rovieng Police Chief Sin Thorn]. Sin Thorn said he has warned villagers against mining there in the past, “but they never listen to my advice.” … Romtum Commune Chief Prak Sokhun said rescue efforts are underway. Local police and others are trying to dig out the landslide that they believe is cutting off the exit to the shaft. A district police officer who asked not to be named said there have been similar incidents of smaller scale at the mine in the past, some of them fatal, but Monday’s collapse has trapped more people that other similar incidents.
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