Coal mine worker in Xinjiang recalls horror of shaft collapse
Hoboksar, Xinjiang
Yong Chang is very clear about what he will not do in the future.
"I will never go down the shaft and be a mine worker again for the rest of my life, no matter how much they pay me," said the 28-year-old, who is still traumatized after escaping from a collapsed coal mine in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
Yong, who is recovering in hospital, was the first to be rescued from Shajihai Coal Mine when the shaft\’s ceiling suddenly collapsed at about 10:30 am on Tuesday. The coalmine was under construction in the Mongolian autonomous county of Hoboksar, 500 km from Urumqi, capital of the region.
A total of 11 workers were rescued while 10 others are still trapped in the shaft filled with mud and sand. The trapped workers are between 20 and 51 and they are from Hebei, Shandong, Gansu and Inner Mongolia. Their families have arrived at the coal mine.
The trapped workers need a "miracle" to survive, an official with the rescue team told China Daily on Friday.
At about 3 am Friday morning, two special rescue teams equipped with search dogs and detectors arrived at the scene hoping to find any sign of survivors, but the teams later said the chances of the trapped workers surviving the accident are "extremely slim".
The local authority is drafting a compensation plan for the victims, said Zhang Hongwei, chief commander of the rescue mission.
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