Prime Minister Han Deok-su: "All Available Equipment Mobilized for Rescue in Zinc Mine Collapse Accident in Bonghwa, Gyeongbuk"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] Prime Minister Han Deok-su urged the fire authorities to mobilize all available equipment to successfully carry out the rescue operation related to the burial accident at the zinc mine in Bonghwa, Gyeongbuk.

According to the Prime Minister's Office, on the afternoon of the 29th, Prime Minister Han Deok-su spoke with Nam Hwa-young, acting commissioner of the Fire Agency, who is directing the rescue operation on site, and requested, "Mobilize all available equipment to quickly secure the access route and successfully rescue the trapped individuals."

Two workers are currently buried at the site. Around 6 p.m. on the 26th, approximately 900 tons of slurry (soil), estimated by the company, poured vertically down at the zinc mining site in Galsan-ri, Jaesan-myeon, Bonghwa. Fire authorities and mine officials are currently conducting rescue operations.

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