Rescuers try to reach workers trapped in China's gypsum mine collapse
Rescuers tried to reach the workers who have been trapped in a gypsum mine that collapsed over the weekend in northern China's Shandong province, state media reported on Tuesday. The accident occurred at around 7:56 a.m. local time on Friday in Linyi City, Pingyi county in Shandong when 29 workers were down in the mine, China's state television CCTV reported. Eleven miners were successfully lifted to the surface after the accident, leaving one dead and 17 others still trapped, CCTV said. Late on Monday, rescuers sent rope down to the deep end of the mine as they tried to reach the trapped miners and sent down some materials via the 1st 221.6-meter-deep life hole. According to a rescuer, they also wrote a letter to let the workers know that they were trying to get them out and asked them to respond once they get the letter. So far more than 700 rescue workers and rescue facilities have been deployed to conduct the rescue operation, CCTV reported. The mine owner drowned himself by jumping into a mine well while participating in rescue work on Sunday, China's state Xinhua news agency reported.
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