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Russia halts rescue operation for 13 trapped miners - TASS

April 1, 2024 4:01 AM EDT

Rescuers take part in a search operation in an attempt to save 13 miners, who were trapped in the Pioneer gold mine after a rock fall, in the Amur region, Russia, in this picture published March 21, 2024. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS/F

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Monday halted an operation aimed at saving 13 miners trapped in a mine since March 18, the TASS news agency cited mine management as saying.

Rescuers had to halt their work due to the risk of another collapse, it said.

(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)



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