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One Miner Dead After Tremon in Poland, One Still Missing

 

 

July 12, 2024 - One miner died and one was still trapped underground after a pit in southern Poland was struck by an earth tremor, mine owner PGG said on Thursday evening.

Representatives of the mine said earlier that one of the miners was being brought to the surface without giving any details on his condition.
Item 1 of 2 Rescuers attend a miner after a pit in southern Poland was struck by an earth tremor in the Rydultowy mine, in Rydultowy, Poland, July 11, 2024. Agencja Wyborcza.pl/Grzegorz Celejewski via REUTERS
Rescuers attend a miner after a pit in southern Poland was struck by an earth tremor in the Rydultowy mine, in Rydultowy, Poland, July 11, 2024. Agencja Wyborcza.pl/Grzegorz Celejewski via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
Some 76 miners had been brought to the surface earlier and 17 had been taken to nearby hospitals with one seriously hurt, PGG CEO Leszek Pietraszek said during a televised news conference in the afternoon.Report this ad
PGG spokesperson Aleksandra Wysocka-Siembiga earlier said the tremor occurred at around 0600 GMT about 1,200 metres (3,960 feet) below ground at the Rydultowy mine.