Russia, mine accident: at least nine dead, miners trapped under the rubble

Tragedy in the Russian region of Kemerovo, Siberia, where at least nine people died in a mining accident.

"According to the latest data - communicates the Telegram channel of the governor of the region, Serghiei Tsivilev - in the mine at the time of the accident there were 285 miners, 237 of whom were brought back to the surface." still find 49 people.

After the first operations, however, all the rescuers were urgently evacuated "because the concentration of gas could cause an explosion": the mine's administration told the Interfax agency.

(Unioneonline / vl)