Monday, February 6, 2017

Albanian Media Silent as three Chinese miners trapped and dead in north Albania


Photo released by the Chinese embassy in Albania shows counsellor Bai Yunbin (2nd R) and defense attache Liu Xingjiang (1st R) coordinate the rescue operation in the town of Bulqiza, north Albania, on Feb. 5, 2017. (Photo/Xinhua)

Photo released by the Chinese embassy in Albania shows counsellor Bai Yunbin (2nd R) and defense attache Liu Xingjiang (1st R) coordinate the rescue operation in the town of Bulqiza, north Albania, on Feb. 5, 2017. (Photo/Xinhua)

The Chinese embassy in Albania confirmed on Sunday that three Chinese miners were trapped in a chromium mine in the town of Bulqiza, north Albania, and the other Chinese miner got injured after a hydrogen gas explosion there.
The embassy has sent a working team to Bulqiza to coordinate the rescue operation and visit the Chinese miners.
According the Albanian state police, the Albanian authorities on Sunday continued the rescue operations in order to find the three Chinese miners trapped in the mine.
A hydrogen gas explosion took place on Saturday, leaving three miners trapped inside the mine at level 21.
A total of 10 miners were injured and three of them are still in critical condition.
The search and rescue teams have so far arrived at level 14 of the mine.

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