A coal mine in China’s Inner Mongolia collapsed due to landslide failure on February 22, killing at least 4 people, injuring several others and leaving dozens missing
Recovering from a major landslide failure can be a long and difficult process, but with the right resources and support, it is possible to rebuild and move forward. It’s important to remain patient, resilient, and optimistic during this time, and to remember that there are people and organizations available to help you through the recovery process.
Rescuers with backhoes and bulldozers dug through tons of earth and rubble for 48 people missing after a landslide buried an open-pit mine in northern China.
CCTV reported that the death toll in the disaster rose to five on Thursday.
Conditions in the area remain dangerous, and the search had to be suspended for several hours after a second landslide at the gigantic facility in Inner Mongolia’s Alxa League.
On Thursday afternoon, more than a dozen bulldozers, trucks, SUVs and fire engines were seen passing through a remote police checkpoint around 25 kilometers (16 miles) southwest of the mine.
Nearly all personnel were stopped by police and checked for entry approvals before being allowed to proceed further along the road leading to the mine.
A police officer said only those with government approval would be allowed access to the area. She said people living close to the mine had been sent to stay in a nearby town.
The initial cave-in of one of the pit’s walls struck at just after noontime on Wednesday, burying people and mining trucks below in tonnes of rocks and sand. It was followed about five hours later by the additional landslide, forcing the work suspension.
The official Xinhua News Agency said about 900 rescuers with heavy equipment were on the scene and they had resumed the search by Thursday morning.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for “all-out efforts in search and rescue” and for “ensuring the safety of people’s lives and property and maintaining overall social stability.”
Images of the collapse distributed by CCTV showed a massive wall of debris rushing down a slope onto people and vehicles above
