Flooding traps 180 coal miners in eastern China
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Flooding traps 180 coal miners in eastern China
BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 180 coal miners were trapped underground in eastern China on Saturday after heavy rain caused a river to burst through a levee and inundate two separate shafts, the latest blow to the world's deadliest mining industry.
The official Xinhua news agency said 584 miners escaped after Friday's incident at the state-run Huayuan Mining Corp. mine in Shandong province, but attempts to reach another 172 were hampered by continued flooding as soldiers raced to repair the river levee. Nine other miners were trapped in the Minggong mine nearby, after 86 others there escaped, Xinhua said. There was only a slim chance the trapped miners could survive, Wang Ziqi, director of the Shandong coal mine safety administration, told Xinhua. More...
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Rescuers prepare to install drain pipes outside a flooded coal mine in Xintai
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The official Xinhua news agency said 584 miners escaped after Friday's incident at the state-run Huayuan Mining Corp. mine in Shandong province, but attempts to reach another 172 were hampered by continued flooding as soldiers raced to repair the river levee. Nine other miners were trapped in the Minggong mine nearby, after 86 others there escaped, Xinhua said. There was only a slim chance the trapped miners could survive, Wang Ziqi, director of the Shandong coal mine safety administration, told Xinhua. More...
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Rescuers prepare to install drain pipes outside a flooded coal mine in Xintai
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