New Zealand mine: Second robot to resume search (BBC)

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Efforts to investigate the New Zealand mine where 29 people have been missing since an explosion on Friday have resumed after a new robot's arrival.

The first one to be sent down the Pike River mine on South Island broke down.

Engineers are also close to completing the drilling of a test shaft that will allow them to assess the air quality.

Earlier, the head of the police force said it was still not safe for rescue teams to go in, and that the situation was getting "bleaker by the hour".

"This is an extremely dangerous situation, I can't stress that enough," Police Commissioner Howard Broad told reporters.

He said the risk of a secondary explosion remained high.
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