First miners rescued, all trapped miners expected to be rescued alive – Minister
Rescue operations at Metallon Gold-owned Redwing Mine in Penhalonga are bearing fruits with the rescue team optimistic that all 15 trapped miners will be rescued alive, the Minister of Mines and Mining Development Hon Zhemu Soda has said.
According to Minister Soda a few trapped miners have been evacuated with the hope that by the end of the day, all miners will have been rescued alive.
“We want to thank that people who were trapped at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga have started coming out showing that rescue efforts are bearing fruits. We have asked some who were rescued and they said they were 15 in total and all will be rescued alive,” Minister Soda said.
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