19 bodies had been found by late Sunday at the site of the landslide in south west China's Tibet Autonomous Region. A search for the 64 missing workers continues. A landslide struck a workers' camp Friday morning, burying 83 workers.
The huge amount of debris, the 4,600-meter altitude, and snow have hampered rescue efforts. The survival chances of the missing miners are believed slim. Rescuers say there are cracks on the mountaintop and secondary disasters are possible. An emergency evacuation of rescue workers was planned Monday morning due to a warning of a possible second landslide.
But the alert was later cancelled. A team of experts has been formed to monitor the mountain around the clock and three walls have been built to prevent secondary disasters.
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| Rescuers work at the accident site after a major
landslide hit a mining area of Tibet Huatailong Mining Development Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of the China National Gold Group Corporation, in Maizhokunggar County of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 30, 2013. A total of 83 workers were buried in the landslide, which happened on Friday morning. [Photo: Xinhua] |
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| Rescuers work at the accident site after a major
landslide hit a mining area of Tibet Huatailong Mining Development Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of the China National Gold Group Corporation, in Maizhokunggar County of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 30, 2013. A total of 83 workers were buried in the landslide, which happened on Friday morning.[Photo: Xinhua] |
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| Rescuers work at the accident site in Maizhokunggar
County of Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 31, 2013. Thirteen bodies have been found until 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the site of a mining area landslide. The disaster struck a workers' camp of the Jiama Copper Polymetallic Mine at about 6 a.m. on Friday, burying 83 workers. (Xinhua/Liu Kun) |
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