Two More Bodies Recovered From Flooded Coal Mine in S. China
August 16, 2005
Two more bodies recovered from flooded coal mine in S. China
XINGNING, Guangdong, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) — Two more bodies were recovered from the Daxing Coal Mine in Xingning City, south China’s Guangdong Province, Monday night, rescuers said.
One of the two bodies was transported to the ground at 8:30 p.m. and the other one was recovered at around 10:00 p.m., rescuers said.
The accident occurred at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 7 in the Daxing Coal Mine of Xingning City, with 123 miners reportedly missing. Only four escaped.
One miner’s body was recovered on August 10.