During the May Day holiday, accidents continue to occur. On the morning of May 5th, a collapse happened at a mining dry stack yard in Yunnan Province, leading to five people being buried according to official reports from the Chinese Communist Party.
Reported by CCTV, on the morning of May 5th, a collapse occurred at a mining dry stack yard in Lufeng City, Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan, burying five individuals. Currently, rescue operations are ongoing. However, the report did not mention the specific name of the mining dry stack yard nor other detailed circumstances.
Local internet users expressed their observations, with one saying, “From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., continuous passing of fire trucks, ambulances, and police cars, I thought there was a forest fire.” Another netizen disclosed that the mining dry stack yard is located in Renxing Town, Lufeng City, Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan.
The accident has drawn attention. Many netizens commented, “This year’s May Day holiday is really not peaceful.” “What’s going on? We haven’t even recovered from the incident in Guizhou, and now Yunnan is starting.” “It’s either explosions or fires, then a capsized boat followed by being buried, sigh!” “Those who have seen dry stack yards know that the chance of surviving being buried is very slim.” “Safety management cannot be lax, human lives are at stake.”
Some netizens questioned, “Which company is responsible for this?” “Why wasn’t the Tengzhou 7 dead and 1 injured car accident reported?” “On May 4th, Tengzhou lost seven more lives, with two still under rescue.”