Rescue for Trapped Miners in Central China Hampered, Survival Hope Not Yet Ruled Out
Posted on: Tuesday, 17 January 2006, 09:00 CST
Rescue for trapped miners in central China hampered, survival hope not yet ruled out
CHANGSHA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Huge amount of silted mud and cinder hampered the rescue efforts for four miners trapped in a coal mine flooding in central China's Hunan Province five days ago, said rescuers Monday evening.
But there is still hope that the trapped miners are still alive, as rescuers believed that they had enough time to move to a place above the water level when the flooding occurred.
The accident took place last Wednesday when 33 miners were working at the Tangshi Colliery in Zhuzhou County. Twenty-nine of them managed to escape while four others got trapped.
Rescuers said that there is too much silted mud and cinder underground, which made it hard for rescuers to pump water. They said that two water pumps had been broken.
Rescue work is still going on.
Source: Xinhua News Agency - CEIS
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