Rescuers work to free 21 trapped in flooded China mine

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    1. Rescuers were working on Sunday (Apr 11) to reach 21 workers trapped in a coal mine in northwest China’s Xinjiang region after flooding cut power underground and disrupted communications, state media reported.
    2. The accident happened in Fengyuan coal mine in Hutubi County on Saturday evening, when staff members were carrying out upgrading works at the site, the official Xinhua news agency said.
    3. Eight of the 29 workers who were at the scene have been rescued from the mine, according to preliminary reports.
    4. Rescuers have located the miners, with 12 on one platform, eight on a second platform, and the last worker in an escape route where water had entered, broadcaster CCTV reported.
    5. Mining accidents are common in China, where the industry has a poor safety record and regulations are often weakly enforced.

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    Source: Channel News Asia