More bodies found in China mine collapse, 48 remain missing

More bodies found in China mine collapse

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…

More bodies found in China mine collapse, 48 remain missing

Rescuers with backhoes and bulldozers are digging through tons of earth and rubble for 48 people missing after a landslide buried an open-pit mine in northern China.

More bodies found in China mine collapse, 48 remain missing

Rescue operations were paused for hours after a second landslide at the open-pit mine. Chinese officials say 48 people remain missing.

More bodies found in China open-pit mine collapse, 48 remain missing

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.

More bodies found in China mine collapse, dozens remain missing

Six people are dead and six have been pulled out alive of the collapsed open-pit coal mine. Rescue efforts have resumed.

More bodies found in China mine collapse, 48 remain missing

Rescue operations were paused for hours after a second landslide at the open-pit mine. Chinese officials say 48 people remain missing.