26 Miners Missing in China Mine Flood
Twenty-six miners have been trapped for two days in a flooded coal mine in northeastern China.
The state-run China Daily newspaper said rescuers Thursday were rushing to pump water from the mine in Qitaihe, in Heilongjiang province, but hadn't yet made contact with the trapped miners.
It said the mine filled with water on Tuesday when workers broke through into an adjacent flooded pit. Nineteen miners escaped to the surface.
Reports sid seven officials have been detained over the suspected illegal operation of the mine.
China's mines are notoriously deadly, although safety improvements have cut annual fatalities by about one-third from a high of 6,995 in 2002.
Source: Associated Press
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