Four Trapped in Collapsed, Flooded Coal Mine in Central Myanmar
Rescue workers were trying to get to four coal miners trapped in a collapsed mine in Satpyargon Village, in Magwe Region’s Minhla Township, as of late Monday afternoon.
According to police, the mine, operated by the Inn Gyin Taung mining company, collapsed Sunday evening due to heavy rain and the ensuing flooding in the mine.
“The water flowing into the 600-foot-deep pit trapped the miners there. Rescuers could not go into the flooded pit, but they are pumping out the waters now,” said an on-duty officer of the Minhla Township Police.
Ko Aung Chan Thar, 16; Ko Naing Htet Oo, 20; and Ko Soe Aung, 19, of Minhla Township; and Ko Paing Soe Win, 28, of Ann Township, were trapped when the mine collapsed.
Zarini Mann
