5 dead, dozens missing after coal mine collapse in China’s Inner Mongolia Region

A surveillance camera captured a coal mine collapse in China's Inner Mongolia region that killed at least five people, injured six and left 48 missing, state broadcaster CCTV reported in its latest bulletin on Thursday.

The footage showed the moment the mine collapsed as miners and trucks were swallowed amid evacuation efforts on Wednesday.

The collapse at an open-pit mine in the Alxa League operated by Xinjing Coal Mining Co left a pile of debris roughly 500 metres across and an estimated 80 metres high, state media reported.

Coal is a major source of energy in China, but its mines are among the world's deadliest, largely due to lax enforcement of safety standards, despite repeated government orders for improvements in safety over the years.

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