Two mine workers died as an illegal phosphate mine collapsed in Abbottabad.

ABBOTTABAD -- In another mine collapse incident in Abbottabad, two more mine workers Thursday lost their lives and many others were reportedly trapped under the debris of an illegal Phosphate mine in Kalo Bandi an area of Mangal police station.

According to Rescue 1122 sources, two labours who were working in a Phosphate mine in the village Kalo Bandi were trapped as the mine collapsed due to some reason. Both of the mine workers lost their lives.

Rescue 1122 recovered the dead bodies of miners identified as Rustam and Niaz and shifted them to Ayub Medical Complex Abbottabad.

Rescue operations are...

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