Chinanews.com, Alashan, February 24th, title: Inner Mongolia Azuoqi Open-pit Coal Mine Collapse Rescue: "Racing against time, I hope the miners are safe"

　　Chinanews reporter Li Aiping

　　An excavator stretched out its "long arm" to "plan" towards the mountain, and the members of the rescue team wearing hard hats watched the scene cautiously, hoping to find the missing person as soon as possible.

　　This is the rescue scene after the collapse of the open-pit coal mine of Azuo Banner Xinjing Coal Industry Company in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on the morning of February 24.

Everyone at the scene was secretly praying for a miracle to happen.

　　Since the accident, a number of rescue teams have gathered here, and they raced against time to search and rescue, striving for more life for the trapped people.

　　"It's really difficult to collect, and I haven't seen it before." On the afternoon of the 24th, a rescue member of the mine rescue team of Inner Mongolia Taixi Coal Group Co., Ltd. said in an interview with the media, "We are racing against time and hope that the miners are safe."

　　After the collapse of the open-pit coal mine, Li Zhongzeng, head of the Alxa League, also said, "The area where the collapse occurred is basically a valley. After the collapse of the entire mountain, the bottom working surface is basically covered, and rescue is very difficult." "After overnight investigation and evaluation, the expert team has formulated an optimized rescue plan, and is organizing rescuers and machines to step up the search and rescue of missing persons."

The picture shows the rescue scene.

Photo by Yanan

　　In an interview with reporters on the 24th, Liao Qitao, chief of the combat training section of the Wuhai Fire Rescue Detachment in Inner Mongolia, said, "After arriving at the scene for the first time, I saw that the accident area collapsed with a large volume, and the situation was more complicated. I have never seen it before. ""During the rescue process, gravel rolls down the mountainside at any time, and there is a risk of another collapse. Rescue is very difficult."

　　Several rescuers at the scene introduced that at the collapse site of the open-pit coal mine, when the excavator was working, once rocks fell, it would affect the speed of search and rescue. At this time, everyone was extremely anxious.

The picture shows the rescue scene.

Photo by Yanan

　　In the past 48 hours, more people have participated in the rescue in the best way possible.

　　Experts from the National Emergency Medical Rescue Team dispatched by the National Health and Medical Commission have arrived at Xinjing Coal Mine. Together with the medical staff of the receiving hospital, they have formed a medical treatment expert group to formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan for each person and carry out the treatment with all their strength. Work.

　　At 12 o'clock on the 23rd, 1 km diagonally opposite the accident site, the on-site meteorological service support team has all staff standing by the mobile weather station to ensure that the live weather data on the site can be smoothly transmitted to the meteorological big data cloud platform of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

　　After the accident, Ping An Life Insurance immediately set up a major emergency response team to carry out various tasks such as emergency response, customer investigation and claim settlement services, and dispatched a claim settlement investigation team to conduct on-site investigation and fully cooperate with the local government in rescue Work.

The picture shows the rescue scene.

Photo by Yanan

　　Zhang Xiuyu, secretary-general of the Alxa League Administrative Office, informed the public on the 24th that 23 emergency rescue teams with a total of 1,155 people have participated in the rescue. As of 14:00 on February 24, 47 people were still missing.

　　"We divided the on-site search and rescue forces into 10 rescue teams, which were launched quickly, around the clock, with more operations, and gradually advanced." Rescue the trapped people in the shortest time." Cheng Xiangdong, deputy director of the Fire Fighting and Rescue Headquarters of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Fire Rescue Corps and director of the combat training department, said.

　　On the afternoon of the 24th, the weather at the rescue site was fine, and many people were waiting for a miracle to happen.

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