Toll Reaches 20
Source: Xinhua |
April 9, 2010, Friday
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THE death toll at the flooded Wangjialing Coal Mine rose to 20 last night while 18 workers were still missing, rescue authorities said.
Rescue operations were resumed after a suspension because of flooding. Hundreds of rescuers evacuated when the shaft ceiling began to leak yesterday morning, said Liu Dezheng, spokesman at the rescue headquarters.
The leakage stopped in the afternoon.
A total of 261 miners were working below ground when the mine flooded on March 28 and 108 escaped. On Monday, 115 workers were brought out of the mine alive.
(Xinhua)
Rescue operations were resumed after a suspension because of flooding. Hundreds of rescuers evacuated when the shaft ceiling began to leak yesterday morning, said Liu Dezheng, spokesman at the rescue headquarters.
The leakage stopped in the afternoon.
A total of 261 miners were working below ground when the mine flooded on March 28 and 108 escaped. On Monday, 115 workers were brought out of the mine alive.
(Xinhua)
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