Alxa Left Banner mine collapse
  Alxa Left Banner mine collapse (China) | |
| Date | 22 February 2023 |
|---|---|
| Time | 13:16 (BJT, UTC+8) |
| Location | Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Coordinates | 37°58′11″N 105°39′23″E / 37.96972°N 105.65639°E |
| Type | Mining accident |
| Deaths | 53 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 6 |
2023 Inner Mongolia open-pit mine collapse (Chinese: 阿拉善左旗露天煤矿坍塌事故) . At 13:16 on February 22, 2023, a serious collapse accident occurred in Xinjing Coal Industry Open pit Coal Mine in Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, causing 53 people to "lose contact or die", and six others were injured.[1][2]
Casualties
Initially, two were killed with 53 missing.[3]
State operated China Central Television indirectly confirmed that all remaining trapped miners were "missing or dead" in March.[4] In June, it indirectly confirmed that they were all dead, bringing the death toll to 53.[5]
References
- ^ Nasser, Xiaofei Xu,Irene (2023-02-22). "Death toll rises in China mine collapse as rescue efforts continue". CNN. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "China coal mine death toll rises to six, 47 missing". Reuters. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ "At least 2 dead, more than 50 missing in China mine collapse". AP News. 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "China confirms 53 'missing or dead' from February mine collapse". The Straits Times. 2023-03-08. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "China Confirms 53 Killed In February Mine Collapse". Barron's. June 22, 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-02.