10 trapped after mine collapses near Abbottabad
ABBOTTABAD: Ten miners are trapped after a phosphate mine collapsed on the outskirts of Abbottabad in Tarnawai. Efforts are underway to rescue the miners trapped underneath the rubble. The rescue...
January 25, 2012
Efforts are underway to rescue the miners trapped underneath the rubble.
The rescue effort is being led by locals while the district administration has called upon the Frontier Works Organisation to provide help.
The reason for the collapse is not yet known.
Earlier on Wednesday, Geo News spoke with the DPO of Abbottabad who feared there might not be any survivors.
The DPO said that illegal phosphate mining was rampant in the area.
