Death Toll Rises to 18 From Polish Mine Accidents; 7 Missing

Rescuers join the search action for miners gone missing after a powerful underground tremor and methane gas discharge at the Borynia-Zofiowka coal mine in Jastrzebie-Zdroj, southern Poland, on April 23, 2022. AP Photo

The death toll from disasters in two Polish coal mines rose to 18 after the bodies of four missing miners were found Wednesday.

The rescue operation at the Borynia-Zofiowka mine in southern Poland ended after the last miners missing after a tremor and methane gas discharge on Saturday were pronounced dead. They brought the total number of deaths to 10.