MOSCOW, March 20Another 30 mine rescuers, divers and engineers arrived at the site of the search and rescue operation at the Pioneer mine in the Zeya district of the Amur region, the press reported. service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia.
«Another 30 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations arrived at the site of the search and rescue operation at the Pioneer mine. These are mine rescuers, divers, mine specialists and a group of engineers,» the agency's interlocutor said.
He added that the rescuers brought with them all the necessary equipment, including diving equipment for descending to the emergency area, as well as high-tech pumps for pumping out groundwater.
“The situation at the mine is difficult, but all measures will be taken to search and rescue people. An important issue is the safety of employees working in the mine,” the press service quotes the deputy head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations as saying RF Anatoly Suprunovsky.
The rock collapse at the Pioneer mine in the Zeya district occurred on Monday at 20.40 local time (14.40 Moscow time), since that moment 13 people have been under the rubble — employees of a contracting organization that specializes in mining and capital mining work. There is no connection with them.