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Flood in China coal mine traps 23

Twenty-three people were trapped in a flooded coal mine in central China, authorities said Sunday. ...full story at USA Today

from USA Today on Sun, Sep 07 2008

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04 Jan 08 visit China Steam, Coal Empties to Qijing Mine  »  YouTube videoSY class 2-8-2 loco heads for Qijing (Qikeng) Mine with a rake of coal wagons, Lishu System, Jixi, China.
10 Oct 08 visit Three dead in northwest China coal mine accident  »  People's Daily Three miners who were trapped in a coal mine flood Sunday have all been found dead, said authorities in northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Friday. A tunnel of Chang'an Coal Mine, owned by Xundong Coal Industry Company in Xunyi, flooded around 6...
07 Sep 08 visit Coal mine flooding leaves about 20 trapped in central China  »  People's Daily A coal mine was flooded in Yuzhou City, central China's Henan Province early Sunday morning, leaving about 20 people trapped underground, local authorities said. More than 50 miners were working in the shaft when the accident happened at the...
08 Sep 08 visit Six saved from central China coal mine flood; 18 still trapped  »  People's Daily Six miners were pulled out of a flooded coal mine in central China's Henan Province on Sunday, but 18 others remain trapped underground, rescuers said. Rescuers said 62 miners were doing maintenance work when the flood happened at about 5:45 a.m....
18 Nov 08 visit Thirty-three people trapped in central China coal mine flood  »  Shanghai Daily LOCAL officials said that 33 people were trapped in a coal mine that flooded early today morning in central China's Henan Province. Previous report said 34 people were trapped, but the Henan provincial government...
17 Nov 08 visit Thirty-three people trapped in central China coal mine flood  »  People's Daily Local officials said that 33 people were trapped in a coal mine that flooded early Monday morning in central China's Henan Province. Previous report said 34 people were trapped, but the Henan provincial government later revised the number to 33...

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