HELPING COLLEAGUES: Miners arrive to help with the rescue effort at Zasyadko mine
Dozens of trapped workers in Ukraine feared dead after blast deep underground
DOZENS of miners were trapped underground and feared dead yesterday after a blast at a coal mine in the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk, with rescuers saying the chance of finding many survivors was slim.
Mine officials said the explosion was not linked to fighting at the nearby frontline in the war between Moscow-backed rebels and Ukraine government forces.
Kiev accused the separatists of holding up the rescue effort by restricting access.
Outside the gates of the Zasyadko mine, …read more
Source: Herald LIVE
