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China: 57 miners trapped in underground flood |
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AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
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Miners aid effort to rescue 57 co-workers trapped May 18 in a flood in the Xinjing Coal Mine, in northern China’s Shanxi province. According to the People’s Daily, the mine, which was licensed to produce 90,000 tons a year, produced 130,000 tons between March 2 and May 18 alone. Nine mine managers have been arrested. As of May 24, rescue crews had not yet reached the miners.
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