Chinanews.com, Hohhot, February 23, title: Inner Mongolia Azuoqi Open-pit Coal Mine Collapse Rescue: The Injured Recall the Scene, Rescue Continues

　　Chinanews reporter Li Aiping

　　"After going to work at 1:15 in the afternoon, I found gravel falling from the mountain..." On the 23rd, Ma Jianping, who was lying on the hospital bed, recalled the symptoms before the collapse of the Azuoqi open-pit coal mine in Inner Mongolia with a difficult voice.

　　The full name of the open-pit coal mine where Ma Jianping works is: Azuoqi Xinjing Coal Industry Co., Ltd., Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. At about 13:00 on the 22nd, a large-scale collapse occurred in the open-pit coal mine, and staff and vehicles were buried.

　　On the 23rd, Ma Jianping said in an interview with the media, "Seeing that the situation was getting worse, we organized an evacuation, but it was too late, and then the mountain collapsed."

　　Ma Jianping is now receiving treatment in the surgical ward of Qingtongxia People's Hospital.

Sha Lijun, president of Qingtongxia People's Hospital, said in an interview with the media that the vital signs of the six rescued victims are stable, and the hospital is going all out to carry out the treatment work.

　　According to the latest official data, 59 people were lost in the open-pit coal mine collapse accident. People lost contact.

　　The reporter from China Central Radio and Television who rushed to the scene of the accident with the working group reported that the collapse occurred on the hillside on the north side of the open-pit coal mine operation. A collapsed body of about 80 meters.

The site collapsed with a huge volume, and a second collapse occurred at 18:00 on the 22nd, making rescue very difficult.

　　On the afternoon of the 23rd, the reporter learned from a press conference held by the large-scale collapse accident rescue headquarters of the open-pit coal mine of Azuoqi Xinjing Coal Industry Co., Ltd. in Inner Mongolia. Search and save the lives of every trapped person.

In the coming time, the rescue department will try its best to expand the scope of search and rescue, increase the frequency of search, and not let go of any sign of life or any corner.

　　According to the opinions of the expert group, the next rescue will adopt the method of layered excavation and trapezoidal descent, and excavation and search and rescue work will be carried out from both sides of the mountain to ensure the safety of trapped people and rescuers to the greatest extent and avoid the impact of secondary disasters.

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