Workers dig by layers in search for 47 missing at China mine


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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate ALXA LEAGUE, China (AP) — Work crews trying to find 47 people missing after a collapse at an open-pit mine in northern China have had to change their excavation methods to avoid causing more landslides, state media reported Friday. Six people have been confirmed dead and six injured people have been rescued at the mine in Inner Mongolia’s Alxa League as of Thursday night, broadcaster CCTV said. With a large collapsed area at the mine, the digging done by backhoes and bulldozers can risk more collapses. The crews are...