18 trapped in NE China flooded coal mine

Rescuers prepare equipment to rescue 18 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine in Tonghua, Northeast China's Jilin province, August 10, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua] 

Rescuers prepare pipelines to pump water out of a coal mine where 18 miners are trapped underground after flood in Tonghua, Northeast China's Jilin province, August 10, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua] 

Rescuers stand near the entrance of a coal mine where 18 miners are trapped underground after flood in Tonghua, Northeast China's Jilin province, August 10, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua]