俄罗斯事故煤矿被困矿工全部获救

 　　MOSCOW, April 21 (Xinhua) -- All the 13 workers trapped in a coal mine in south central Russia have been rescued, local authorities said Sunday.

　　All the miners were alive, and no one was hurt, regional emergency authorities said, adding the rescue operation was over.

　　Preliminary reports said nine people were trapped in the Zarechnaya mine in Kemerovo region following a roof collapse¹ accident that took place at 16:25 Moscow time (1225 GMT) Sunday.

　　Emergency officials later put the trapped figure at 13, saying rescuers managed to connect with all of them and continued clearing the debris².

　　A total of 127 people were working underground when the accident took place.

　　Coal mine safety has long been a issue for concern in Russia. Kemerovo, as a major coal producing region in Russia, witnessed several devastating³ accident in the past.

　　On February 2005, 25 miners and rescuers were killed in a blaze triggered by methane-air mixture explosion at the Yesaulskaya mine in the Kemerovo region.

　　In March 2007, 110 miners died in the Ulyanovskaya mine in the same region, the deadliest coal mine blast over the past 75 years.

　　In March 2013, four workers were killed in a floor at a coal mine in the Kemerovo Region.

1 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

2 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

3 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。