MONTREAL — Thirty-nine miners have been trapped underground in eastern Canada for at least 24 hours after an accident damaged the transport system, cutting off access to the main exit, the company that owns the mine said Monday. None of the miners were injured in the Sunday afternoon incident, and they have had access to food and water, said Brazilian mining company Vale, which hopes to free its employees by Monday evening. ADVERTISEMENTThe company said in a statement that a heavy scoop bucket detached from and collided with the conveyance system, rendering it unusable. But “the rescue crew has reached the miners and is starting to move them up via a secondary egress ladder system,” Vale said. “No one was on board the main transport system when the incident occurred,” company spokeswoman Danica Pagnutti told Radio Canada.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 28, 2021 04:07 UTC