Five miners killed following Bosnia earthquake

FIVE Bosnian miners were confirmed dead yesterday after an earthquake triggered a collapse at the Raspotocje mine, as emergency teams helped 29 survivors to the surface.
By SABINA NIKSIC and AMER COHADZIC
Published 6th Sep 2014, 01:00 BST
A survivor is greeted by a relative. Picture: GettyA survivor is greeted by a relative. Picture: Getty
A survivor is greeted by a relative. Picture: Getty

The manager of the mine, Esad Civic, said 34 miners had been trapped 1,600ft below ground by Thursday’s rock “burst”.

“The mining accident in the Raspotocje pit is a huge tragedy for all of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We lost five lives, unfortunately,” Nermin Niksic, the prime minister of Bosnia’s autonomous Bosniak-Croat federation, said yesterday.

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