In this photo taken from video released by the Russia Emergency Situations Ministry press service on Friday, March 22, 2024, Russia Emergency Situations employees prepare to pump out water at the collapsed gold mine in Zeysk district, Amur region, eastern Russia. Rescue workers are laboring for a fifth day to reach 13 people trapped deep underground in a collapsed gold mine in Russia’s far east. News reports say no contact has been made with the miners in the Amur region, about 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles) east of Moscow. (Russia Emergency Situations Ministry press service via AP)
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