1 dead, 31 trapped as mine floods
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March 2, 2010, Tuesday
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ONE miner died and 31 others were trapped after a coal mine was flooded in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region early yesterday, the rescue headquarters said.
Water gushed into the pit of Luotuoshan Coal Mine, which was being built in Wuhai City, at least 600 kilometers from the regional capital, Hohhot.
An initial investigation showed 77 miners were digging tunnels at different depths as part of an infrastructure construction project and 46 were lifted to the surface.
However, a miner died during first-aid treatment at the site.
Rescuers were busy installing three pumps and preparing to drill to reach 12 miners trapped at about 189 meters underground and 19 at a depth of about 289 meters.
Zhao Shuanglian, vice chairman of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, told rescuers they were battling against time to save the trapped miners.
Luotuoshan Coal Mine is owned by Wuhai Energy Co Ltd. Its parent company is Shenhua Group Corp Ltd, one of China's major mining firms.
Water gushed into the pit of Luotuoshan Coal Mine, which was being built in Wuhai City, at least 600 kilometers from the regional capital, Hohhot.
An initial investigation showed 77 miners were digging tunnels at different depths as part of an infrastructure construction project and 46 were lifted to the surface.
However, a miner died during first-aid treatment at the site.
Rescuers were busy installing three pumps and preparing to drill to reach 12 miners trapped at about 189 meters underground and 19 at a depth of about 289 meters.
Zhao Shuanglian, vice chairman of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, told rescuers they were battling against time to save the trapped miners.
Luotuoshan Coal Mine is owned by Wuhai Energy Co Ltd. Its parent company is Shenhua Group Corp Ltd, one of China's major mining firms.
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