The initial cave-in of one of the pit’s walls occurred at about 1 p.m. Wednesday, burying people and mining trucks below in tons of rocks and sand. It was followed about five hours later by t…
ALXA LEAGUE, China — Rescuers with backhoes and bulldozers dug through tons of earth and rubble Thursday for 48 people missing after a landslide buried an open-pit mine in northern China. State broadcaster CCTV reported that the confirmed death toll in the disaster rose to five.
Nearly all personnel were stopped by police and checked for entry approvals before being allowed to proceed along the road leading to the mine. Cranes and other pieces of heavy equipment could be seen, along with covered trucks. It was unclear what the trucks were carrying. The official Xinhua News Agency said about 900 rescuers with heavy equipment were on the scene and they had resumed the search by Thursday morning.
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