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(Reuters) - Twelve workers who were left trapped underground after an explosion at a gold mine in eastern China a week ago are still alive, according to a note retrieved from the site, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, citing local authorities.
A total of 22 workers were trapped in the Hushan mine, in Shandong province, after the blast on Jan. 10. It was not until 30 hours later that the accident was reported, however, leading to severe criticism of those responsible and the sacking of two senior local officials.
Xinhua provided no further details on what the retrieved “paper slip” said, but added that rescuers also felt people pulling on iron ropes that had been lowered into the mine, which was still under construction.
China sacks officials after gold mine blast left 22 missing Reuters 1/15/2021
Jan 15 (Reuters) - China s Shandong provincial authorities have sacked two top officials in the city of Qixia following Sunday s explosion at a gold mine in the area that left 22 workers missing, state media reported on Friday.
The fate of the workers at Hushan mine remains unclear. Their communications system was damaged by the blast.
The Shandong provincial government decided to dismiss Qixia Communist Party Secretary Yao Xiuxia and Deputy Secretary Zhu Tao, who also served as mayor, state broadcaster CCTV said.
Li Bo, deputy mayor of Yantai, which oversees Qixia, would act as Qixia party secretary, CCTV added.
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Rescue teams work on saving workers trapped underground after an explosion at the gold mine under construction in Qixia, Shandong province, China, January 12, 2021. Picture taken January 12, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
(Reuters) - Rescue teams were on Tuesday racing to save 22 workers trapped underground for over two days after an explosion at a gold mine under construction in eastern China, as state media criticised a 30-hour delay in reporting the accident.
Rescue workers were unable to contact the trapped workers because the blast damaged their communication system, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
The blast occurred at 2 p.m. local time (0600 GMT) on Sunday at the Hushan mine in Qixia, under the administration of Yantai city in Shandong province. But it was not until 8 p.m. the next day - 30 hours later - that it was reported to Qixia’s emergency department, Xinhua said.
Chinese authorities have sent rescuers to a gold mine in the country s northeast where 22 workers are trapped underground following an explosion, state media reported on Tuesday