More than 150 miners are stranded underground due to a power outage in the Donetsk region caused by Russian shelling.
Due to the attack by Russian occupiers, the city of Dobropillya and nearby settlements were cut off from power. Coal mines were left without electricity. 151 miners were stuck underground in the morning. The head of the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine Mykhailo Volynets reported this on Facebook on September 12.
He noted that a rescue operation is currently underway – 80 workers have already been brought to the surface. Another 71 miners remain underground.
Also, due to the lack of electricity, gasification and flooding of production workings occurs. In addition, there is a threat of flooding of mining equipment.
Let us recall that on September 9, several substations and a mine were left without electricity in the Donetsk region. At the time of the shelling, there were 74 miners in the mine, but they were successfully evacuated to the surface.
Source: Racurs
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