Breakdown halts mine rescue
Efforts to free nine men from a mine in the US have been halted after drilling gear broke.
Emergency workers were hoping to reach the group by making a rescue shaft but time is running out.
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SUBSCRIBEEfforts to free nine men from a mine in the US have been halted after drilling gear broke.
Emergency workers were hoping to reach the group by making a rescue shaft but time is running out.
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