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Landslide halts efforts to find 53 missing after China mine collapse

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Beijing, Feb 23 : A massive landslide has halted search and rescue efforts at a collapsed coal mine which left 53 people missing in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, local authorities said Thursday.

The landslide occurred at the rescue site at around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency quoted the authorities as saying.

More than 900 people had rushed to the site for rescue operations after an open-pit mine collapsed in Alxa Left Banner at around 1 p.m. Wednesday, resulting in two deaths, six injuries, and 53 people missing.

As of Thursday morning, the rescue efforts had not yet resumed.(IANS)

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