Thirty-Four people trapped in central China coal mine
17/11/2008 17:30
Thirty-four miners were trapped in a flooded coal mine this morning in
central China's Henan Province, local government said.
The accident happened
at about 7:20 am in the Gaomendong Coal Mine in Jiaxian County of Pingdingshan
City, when 42 miners were working underground. Eight escaped, but 32 others were
trapped, according to the provincial work safety administration.
The cause of
the flooding is under investigation. Wang Dexue, deputy director of the
administration, has arrived at the site to supervise the
investigation.
Xinhua
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