A mine collapsed after heavy rains in northwest Pakistan, killing five workers and trapping several others, authorities said Sunday.
Rescuers pulled 26 miners to safety, according to the National Disaster Management Authority. Two more are still trapped inside, officials say.
More than 100 troops are helping with the rescue operation, the disaster agency said. The depth of the mine and a shortage of oxygen are hampering rescue efforts.
The collapse occurred Saturday night at a coal mine in the Orakzai Agency, one of the federally administered tribal areas in the northwestern part of the country, near the border with Afghanistan.
Heavy rains have drenched parts of India and Pakistan, killing at least 16 people– including the miners — in the latter nation.