Six North Korean mine workers died and one was rescued 10 days after the collapse of a newly-opened tunnel at the Unryul Mine in South Hwanghae Province on January 9, ruling party organ the Rodong Sinmun reported on Monday.
A few minutes after 46-year-old chief engineer Ann Yun-seok and six other miners entered the tunnel, an “expected huge collapse” occurred.
Six North Korean mine workers died and one was rescued 10 days after the collapse of a newly-opened tunnel at the Unryul Mine in South Hwanghae Province on January 9, ruling party organ the Rodong Sinmun reported on Monday.
A few minutes after 46-year-old chief engineer Ann Yun-seok and six other miners entered the tunnel, an “expected huge collapse” occurred.
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