Surveillance camera footage shows the moment the mine collapses, as miners and trucks are swallowed, as well as evacuation efforts, with authorities saying they have detained people under an investigation into the disaster.
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleA surveillance camera has captured a coal mine collapse in China's Inner Mongolia region earlier this week, an incident that saw at least five people killed, six injured and left 48 missing, according to state broadcaster CCTV.The cause of the collapse is being investigated and some people have been detainedThe footage showed the moment the mine collapsed as miners and trucks were swallowed amid evacuation efforts on Wednesday.
Nearly all personnel were stopped by police and checked for entry approvals before being allowed to proceed along the road leading to the mine. The initial cave-in of one of the pit's walls occurred at about 1 pm on Wednesday, local time, burying people and mining trucks below in tonnes of rocks and sand.
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