Attempts to rescue 13 people trapped in a collapsed Russian gold mine continue for a fifth day
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- Russian Federation
Rescue workers laboured for a fifth day on Friday to reach 13 people trapped deep underground in a collapsed gold mine in Russia's far east, news reports said.
They said no contact has been made with the miners in the Amur region, about 5,000 kilometres (3,000 miles) east of Moscow. At least 13 miners are trapped, regional officials said Tuesday.
The state news agency RIA-Novosti cited emergency officials as saying that powerful pumps have completed taking water out of the mine.
The miners were trapped at a depth of about 125 metres (400 feet) when part of the mine collapsed on Monday. The cause of the accident has not been announced.
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