A senior official from Mohmand district, Hamid Iqbal, confirmed the loss of life rely. (Representational)
Peshawar:
A minimum of 18 miners have been killed and greater than a dozen have been nonetheless trapped on Tuesday after a rockslide at a marble mine in northwest Pakistan, officers stated.
Boulders of white marble got here crashing down on staff on Monday night within the mountainous Mohmand district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, close to the border with Afghanistan.
“To this point 18 our bodies and 20 injured have been pulled out after a rockslide at a marble mine,” Muhammad Arif, the provincial minister for mines and minerals growth, instructed AFP.
He stated round 20 extra miners have been nonetheless believed to be trapped below the rubble with a rescue mission below manner.
Labourers usually relaxation on the backside of the mountains after lengthy working hours.
A senior official from Mohmand district, Hamid Iqbal, confirmed the loss of life rely.
Pakistan’s mines are infamous for poor security requirements. Dozens of miners are killed every year in numerous safety-related incidents.
A minimum of 43 miners have been killed in Sorange district of Balochistan in 2011 on account of a blast at a coal mine.
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