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14 trapped in China railway tunnel collapse

(Xinhua) Updated: 2014-07-14 21:02

KUNMING -- An estimated 14 workers were trapped after part of a railway tunnel collapsed in southwest China's Yunnan Province Monday, the local government said in a press release.

The accident happened at around 4 pm in Funing County of Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Wenshan.

The tunnel, known as Funing No 1 tunnel, was on a pivotal railway linking Yunnan with south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

The cause of the accident and the exact number of casualties were still under investigation.

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