Rescue groups have rescued 76 coalminers after a pit in southern Poland was struck by an earth tremor, however two miners are nonetheless trapped underground, the mine-owner PGG mentioned.
It mentioned one of many two miners nonetheless within the mine had been situated and rescuers from amongst 11 search events had been attempting to succeed in him.
Of the 76 who had been delivered to the floor, 17 had been taken to close by hospitals and one was critically harm, PGG CEO Leszek Pietraszek mentioned throughout a televised information convention.
PGG spokesperson Aleksandra Wysocka-Siembiga earlier mentioned the tremor occurred at round 0600 GMT about 1,200 metres (3,960 ft) under floor on the Rydultowy mine.
(Reporting by Alan Charlish and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; Modifying by Mark Heinrich, David Holmes and Barbara Lewis)