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7 killed in flooded coal mine in north China

7 killed in flooded coal mine in north China
# 17 September 2011 03:17 (UTC +04:00)
Baku-APA. Rescuers Saturday recovered the bodies of seven workers that have been trapped underground a flooded coal mine since Friday afternoon in north China’s Shanxi Province, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

Rescuers continued their search for the remaining four miners still missing in a coal mine in Shanyin County, said a spokesman with the rescue headquarters.

A preliminary investigation showed that 21 workers were in the coal mine when the flooding occurred at 2:37 p.m.

Ten people managed to escaped while 11 were trapped underground.

The mine belongs to the Jinhaiyang Yuanbaowan Coal Company -- a subsidiary of the China National Coal Group -- and produces 900,000 tonnes of coal a year.
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