Poland continues coal mine rescue efforts with 2 miners missing, 10 injured
- 68 miners were in the area at the time, with 15 brought to the surface so far, including 10 who were hospitalised
Two Polish coal miners were unaccounted for and at least 10 were injured after a powerful tremor shook the Rydultowy coal mine about 1,200 metres (4,000 feet) underground on Thursday, officials said. Rescuers struggled to reach dozens of others.
The cause of the tremor and its immediate effects inside the mine were not immediately clear.
“Some of these people are being brought to the surface, some have already been brought up and some have not yet been reached by the rescuers,” said Polish Coal Mining Group spokesperson Aleksandra Wysocka-Siembiga.
She later said that “one worrying information is that we have no contact with two miners at the moment”, but that all the others have been accounted for.
Officials said 68 miners were in the area at the time. Fifteen have been brought to the surface, including 10 who were hospitalised, officials said. Airborne ambulances and 10 teams of personnel were taking part in the rescue operation.
