Russia suspends rescue operation at Siberian mine due to explosion risk, 11 dead

More than 40 people stuck in the mine.

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Yousuf Saifuddin

Published: Thu 25 Nov 2021, 2:56 PM

Last updated: Thu 25 Nov 2021, 3:00 PM

Russian emergency services said on Thursday they had suspended an operation to rescue more than 40 people stuck in an accident-hit mine in Siberia due to the risk of an explosion, the RIA news agency reported.

At least 11 people died after coal dust caught fire in a ventilation shaft in the Listvyazhnaya mine in the snowbound Kemerovo region, filling the mine with smoke.

Yousuf Saifuddin

Published: Thu 25 Nov 2021, 2:56 PM

Last updated: Thu 25 Nov 2021, 3:00 PM

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