21 coal miners trapped underground in SW China
13:05, 2 July 2011
GUIYANG. July 2. KAZINFORM Twenty-one miners were trapped underground after a coal mine in Pingtang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, was flooded on Saturday morning, said an official with the county government. Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
The accident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. when 29 miners were working at two shafts of Niupeng Mine. Eight workers have already been back to the ground safely, the official said.
The rescue work is under way. Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com