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Five miners rescued from flooded coal mine in southwest China
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam, Kerala, India
April 5, 2006
Beijing — Five miners who were trapped in a flooded coal mine in southwest China's Guizhou province were rescued today while two others are still missing, with slim chances of survival, rescuers said.
Rescue workers managed to dig a tunnel to the shaft where the miners were trapped and reached the five miners around noon. The survivors were sent to hospital after emergency treatment.
The accident took place yesterday morning at the Yalong Coal Mine in Shaying township of Guanling county when 17 miners were working underground, Xinhua news agency reported.
The cause of the flooding is under investigation.
China, which relies on coal for two-thirds of its energy needs, has witnessed a series of major coal mine accidents this year. Last year, nearly 6,000 miners died in Chinese coal mine accidents.
Officials often blame the growing number of accidents to lax safety standards in illegally-run mines, especially in the far-flung countryside.
Rescue workers managed to dig a tunnel to the shaft where the miners were trapped and reached the five miners around noon. The survivors were sent to hospital after emergency treatment.
The accident took place yesterday morning at the Yalong Coal Mine in Shaying township of Guanling county when 17 miners were working underground, Xinhua news agency reported.
The cause of the flooding is under investigation.
China, which relies on coal for two-thirds of its energy needs, has witnessed a series of major coal mine accidents this year. Last year, nearly 6,000 miners died in Chinese coal mine accidents.
Officials often blame the growing number of accidents to lax safety standards in illegally-run mines, especially in the far-flung countryside.
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