Flooding traps 69 Chinese miners

Heavy rain lashing parts of China is hampering efforts to rescue 69 miners trapped in a flooded colliery, state media reported today.

Flooding traps 69 Chinese miners

Heavy rain lashing parts of China is hampering efforts to rescue 69 miners trapped in a flooded colliery, state media reported today.

Storms have triggered landslides on the mountain road leading to the pit in the central province of Henan and two trucks carrying relief supplies were stranded on the road for several hours, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

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