Seven Dead As Coal Mine Collapses In Balochistan's Harnai District
By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 06 Jan 2023
Two coal miners lost their lives after a coal mine collapsed in Balochistan's Harnai district on Thursday night. Seven others are still missing.
The bodies of two coal miners were retrieved from the debris, while Levis sources told that a search operation was still underway for the seven missing miners.
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Rescue workers and district administration officials are taking part in the operation.
Poor working conditions inside coal mines in Balochistan claim the lives of miners on an almost daily basis in Harnai, Sowrange, Dukki, Mach, and other parts of the province, but often go unreported.
Coal mining is considered much more hazardous than hard rock mining due to flat-lying rock strata, generally incompetent rock, leakage or explosion of poisonous gases and coal dust, collapsing of mine stopes, or general mechanical errors from improper use and malfunctioning of mining equipment.
"There is no end to the miseries of miners," Peer Muhammad Kakar, a laborer leader told.