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Big lift fell in the mine, many workers died, 75 workers injured, this big accident happened in South Africa

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South Africa: In India, efforts were being made since Diwali to reach the workers trapped in a mine in North Kashi and on the afternoon of November 28, Mangalar, success was achieved in reaching them, but on the other hand, in South Africa, 11 workers were rescued inside the mine. Death occurred due to lift fall. According to the information, 11 workers have died due to lift collapse in the platinum mine in South Africa, while 75 workers are reported to be injured.

Injured admitted to hospital

An elevator suddenly collapsed while lowering workers into a platinum mine in South Africa. 11 people died due to this. The death toll may increase further. The mine operator gave this information on Tuesday. The incident occurred at a mine in the northern city of Rustenburg on Monday evening. The injured have been admitted to hospital.

Investigation into the cause of the incident started

Nico Muller, chief executive officer of Impala Platinum Holdings (Implants), said in a statement that this was the most horrific day in his company’s history. He said that investigation has started to find out the reasons for the incident. South Africa is the largest producer of platinum.

Workers were trapped in a mine in Uttarkashi, India since Diwali.

While there has been huge loss in the mine accident in South Africa, the work of evacuating 41 laborers trapped in a mine in Uttarkashi, India was going on for 14 days. The excavation work was completed on Tuesday and ambulances were put on alert to rescue the workers. The exercise to evacuate the workers continued on Tuesday afternoon with safety and medical standards inside.

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