5 Miners Die, 4 Missing in Coal Mine Collapse in Afghanistan

5 Miners Die, 4 Missing in Coal Mine Collapse in Afghanistan
A coal mine with mineral reserves worth as much as 3 trillion USD is pictured in Afghanistan, on Aug. 7, 2012. QAIS USYAN/AFP/GettyImages
The Associated Press
Updated:

KABUL, Afghanistan—A makeshift coal mine collapsed Tuesday in northern Afghanistan, burying five miners and leaving four more missing, a provincial security official said.

Jawed Basharat, a spokesman for the provincial police chief in northern Baghlan province said a rescue team is at the site in Nahrin district.