Miners trapped in mine in China

Rescuers in northeast China were working today to free 69 coal miners trapped in a flooded mine, the government said.

Miners trapped in mine in China
Sun, 24 Apr, 2005 - 14:25

Rescuers in northeast China were working today to free 69 coal miners trapped in a flooded mine, the government said.

The flood hit the mine in Jiaohe, a city in Jilin province, at 7am Sunday (midnight Irish time), the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

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