Once again, a tragedy is waiting to happen as truck drivers have to sit in their cabs for days on end in sub-zero conditions on the road to China.  The coal trucks have been struck at the Tsagaan Khad Border Crossing. The reason: Chinese coal demand has already been met. According to representatives of the coal transporting companies, the truck drivers have been waiting on the road for 10-15 days without food and drink since leaving the Tavan Tolgoi mining complex. There is now a 10km long queue of trucks on the bleak Gobi road to the border.

Nearly 14,000 trucks transport coal from three coal sites at the Tavan Tolgoi mine to Gashuun Sukhait Border Crossing. Currently, 32 million tonnes of coal is transported to China.

As the long queue of coal trucks continues to rise and temperatures continue to fall, China is, through its snap decisions, again putting Mongolian lives at risk.