One of the four surviving miners is lifted out after being trapped in a collapsed mine 36 days in Pingyi, East China`s Shangdong province, on Jan 29, 2016.
Authorities have intensified an investigation into a collapsed at a gypsum mine in Shandong province after four miners trapped more than 200 meters underground for 36 days were rescued on Friday.They are also to prepare to repair the land damaged by gypsum mining.A team comprising experts and govenment officals was set up to investigate the cause of the accdient and to help with search for those still missing,the local goverment said.The four survivors rescued Friday were trapped when the collapsed occurred at a mine belonging to Yurong Trade and Commerce Co in Pingyi county on Dec.25.The four, who were spotted by life systems on Dec 30, had provided with food and water.Eleven other survivors were rescued within a day of the accident occuring.
As of Sunday, one worker was confirmed to have died in the collapsed and 13 had not been located.
Zhang Shuping the mayor of Linyi,the city that governs Pinyi, Said:"we have never given up search and rescue efforts for the missing 13.We are organizing experts to come up with new resuce solutions."
Zhang said the authorities will inspect all the 212 non-coal mining companies in the city and ban those with safety risks from operating.