15 trapped in coal mine flooding (Xinhua) Updated: 2005-12-30 08:27
Liu Jun from Hebei Province weeps as he waits
for news of his brother who was trapped underground in a flooded coal mine
in North China's Shanxi Province. The accident occurred at around 8 am on
Wednesday when 22 miners were working at Fanjiasi Coal Mine of Zuoyun. Two
people were confirmed dead and 15 others still trapped. Only five people
escaped. [Xinhua] |
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