Employees of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations arrived at the mine for search and rescue work in the Amur region. It is noted that 25 specialists and four units of equipment will be involved at the site of the rock collapse.

Earlier, Pokrovsky Mine JSC confirmed the information that there were 13 people in the mine. Governor of Amur Region Vasily Orlov said that he had taken personal control of the emergency at the Pioneer mine. The rock collapse occurred in the Zeya district of the Amul region.