Authorities in Russia’s Far East on April 1 called off a rescue effort for 13 workers trapped deep underground in a collapsed gold mine and declared them dead. The miners got trapped on March 18 at a depth of about 125 meters when part of the mine collapsed in the Zeysk district of the Amur region, about 5,000 kilometers east of Moscow. About 200 rescuers used powerful pumps to try to take out water that flooded the mine, posing a challenge to the salvage operation. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Russia Ends Search For Trapped Miners In Far East
Rescue operations have now been halted at the mine, which lies some 5,000 kilometers east of Moscow.