A miner was killed in the partial collapse of a gold mine, one injured and 28 other miners were rescued, in the Australian state of Victoria (southeast), police said on Thursday March 14. 'State.
Emergency services were called on Wednesday when a collapse occurred at the Mount Clear gold mine, near the city of Ballarat (125 km west of Melbourne), police said in a statement.
She added that the victim, aged 37, was
“crushed by a collapse of rocks”
and that his body
“was pulled up”
on Thursday morning.
“Two people were caught in the landslide and 28 others were able to take shelter
,” police said.
One of the miners buried under the rocks was able to be freed and was hospitalized
“in serious condition
,” she added.
The survivors were brought to the surface and examined by medical services.