Abu dhabi: An explosion buried parts of a mining complex and killed at least 34 miners in Pakistan's Balochistan province, a Pakistani official said.
According to Emirates News Agency, a rescue operation is still underway to find and recover the remaining two trapped miners, said Muhammad, Director of Operations for the Provincial Disaster Authority. The tragic incident has prompted urgent rescue efforts as authorities strive to reach those still trapped within the collapsed sections of the mine.
Shoaib Nosherwani, Balochistan's Minister for Mines and Mineral Development, earlier stated that 36 people were in the collapsed part of the complex at the time of the explosion. The minister's statement highlights the dire circumstances faced by the workers at the site during the unfortunate event.
Abdul Ghani Baloch, a senior government mining official in the region, reported, "Two mines close to each other were damaged in a powerful methane gas explosion." The explosion's impact was severe enough to affect multiple mining sites, complicating rescue efforts and emphasizing the hazardous conditions miners face in the region.