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10-23-2003, 12:39 PM
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) -- Water began seeping into a mine in southern Russia, trapping 49 miners about 800 meters (2624.67 feet) underground Thursday, emergency officials said.
The miners were working in the Zapadnaya mine in Shakty in the Rostov-on-Don region, about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) south of Moscow, when the accident happened, said Andrei Somishchenko, duty officer at the Emergency Situations Ministry's southern office.
He said that all of the mine's electrical systems had shut down, including the platform that lifts the workers out of the mine.
A team of 38 rescuers were on the site, trying to reach the men. Officials said they were still not sure what had caused the water seepage.
Accidents are common in the Russian coal industry, and miners stage frequent protests over wage delays and declining safety standards. According to the Independent Coal Miners' Union, 68 miners were killed on the job last year and 98 in 2001.
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The miners were working in the Zapadnaya mine in Shakty in the Rostov-on-Don region, about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) south of Moscow, when the accident happened, said Andrei Somishchenko, duty officer at the Emergency Situations Ministry's southern office.
He said that all of the mine's electrical systems had shut down, including the platform that lifts the workers out of the mine.
A team of 38 rescuers were on the site, trying to reach the men. Officials said they were still not sure what had caused the water seepage.
Accidents are common in the Russian coal industry, and miners stage frequent protests over wage delays and declining safety standards. According to the Independent Coal Miners' Union, 68 miners were killed on the job last year and 98 in 2001.
hope they will be ok...being buried alive has got to be one of the top 3 worste ways to die
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Big ups to amy,aggie, and sat cam for the sigs..
hey my man, what it look like