Rockslide kills three miners, injures one
Three miners died and another was injured in a rockslide that occurred yesterday afternoon in a company’s quarry in Châu Quang Commune in central Nghệ An Province’s Quỳ Hợp District.
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| Photo for illustration. A quarry in central Nghệ An Province’s Quỳ Hợp District. The district is reported to have unsafe quarries. - VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Văn Nhật |
The commune People’s Committee confirmed last night that the victims were buried while working at the quarry. One of the victims was identified as Lương Văn Hương, 34, of Châu Quang Commune.
The Quỳ Hợp District People’s Committee sent employees to the scene this morning to assist the local authority to deal with the rockslide’s aftermath and determine the reason for the mishap.
The district is home to several rock mining areas where work safety requirements have not been met.
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