Second miner found dead after Slovenia coal mine accident
- A second miner was found dead on Wednesday after an accident at the Velenje coal mine in northeastern Slovenia, according to STA News Agency.
- Rescuers are still searching for a third miner trapped in the mine after hundreds of tons of slurry collapsed into the tunnels.
- The rescue mission involves about 80 rescuers and is risky due to manual debris removal, as reported by mine officials.
- Production at the mine has been halted and will resume after the rescue mission is completed, stated Prime Minister Robert Golob.
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Today, rescue teams found the third lifeless body of a miner in the Velenje coal mine, so the number of victims in the accident that happened two days ago rose to three.
After Monday's tragic accident in the Preloge Mine in the Velenje Coal Mine, rescuers made their way to the location of a third injured miner. Authorities confirmed that he had also died. In the morning, they announced that they had found the second injured miner, and in the afternoon they made their way to the third. They have not yet managed to dig him out. So far, 250 cubic meters of material have been excavated from the site of the collapse.…
A second miner was found dead on Wednesday morning by rescue teams at the scene of the accident that occurred the other day in the Velenje coal mine in northern Slovenia, and another miner is missing and being searched for, local media reported.


Second miner found dead after Slovenia coal mine accident
Rescuers recovered the body of a second miner on Wednesday after water and mud poured into underground tunnels at the Velenje coal mine in northeastern Slovenia, STA news agency reported.
After the accident in the Velenje Coal Mine another missing miner was found dead. According to our unofficial but reliable information, it is Dejan Črep.
After Monday's accident at the Velenje Coal Mine, rescuers have found another missing miner who did not survive the accident. The search continues for a third miner who was trapped in the cave after wet clay entered.
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