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Foreign Miner Dies After Mine Collapse and Secondary Accident in Kyrgyzstan

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Official statement Outcome reported
  • A mine collapse in Sulyukta, Kyrgyzstan, trapped two foreign workers underground.
  • Rescuers successfully extracted one worker, a 60-year-old Chinese national, but a secondary collapse occurred during the operation.
  • The secondary collapse trapped five rescuers, who were also safely brought to safety, but the second foreign miner's body was later recovered.

A mine collapse in Sulyukta, Kyrgyzstan, has resulted in the death of a foreign worker after two individuals were trapped underground. The incident occurred when four support structures failed at a depth of 50 meters, causing an estimated 30 cubic meters of rock to fall.

A Chinese national identified as Ya.Yu., 60, was the first worker rescued from beneath the debris.

— Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES)Reporting the initial rescue of one of the trapped workers.

Kyrgyzstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) dispatched 24 rescuers to the scene. The first worker to be rescued, a 60-year-old Chinese national identified as Ya.Yu., was handed over to medical teams for treatment. However, the rescue operation faced a critical setback when a secondary collapse occurred, trapping five MES rescuers.

During the rescue operation, a secondary collapse occurred, trapping five MES rescuers.

— Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES)Describing the dangerous turn of events during the rescue.

Fortunately, the rescuers involved in the secondary collapse were promptly pulled to safety. Despite these efforts, the body of the second foreign miner, who remained trapped under the rubble, was later recovered by fellow miners.

Thanks to a prompt response, all of them were successfully pulled to safety.

— Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES)Confirming the safe rescue of the trapped rescuers.
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Originally published by 24.kg in Russian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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