China confirms 53 'missing or dead' from February mine collapse


Rescuers conduct rescue works at the site of a collapsed coal mine in Alxa Left Banner of Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, on Feb 23, 2023. - AP

BEIJING (AFP): The collapse of a coal mine in northern China last month left a total of 53 people "missing or dead", a top official has said, as search and rescue work appeared to come to an end.

Dozens of people and vehicles were buried when a 180-metre-high (590-foot) slope gave way at an open-pit mine in the Inner Mongolia region's Alxa Left Banner on Feb 22.

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