Rescuers rush to save China miners
- 12 years ago
Rescuers in China have stepped up efforts to reach 12 missing workers, trapped deep in a mine in northeastern China since last Friday.
Emergency crews are pumping water out of the flooded coal mine.
A total of 70 miners were working in the mine when they were pinned down by water pouring in.
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said 58 workers managed to escape.
Local authorities said rescuers have pumped out some 15,000 cubic metres of water, but 20,000 metres remain in the mine.
China's mines are the deadliest in the world, due to lax safety standards and a rush to feed demand from a robust economy.
In 2010, 2,433 people died in coal mine accidents here, though this was an improvement on the toll of 2,631 a year earlier.
Travis Brecher, Reuters
Emergency crews are pumping water out of the flooded coal mine.
A total of 70 miners were working in the mine when they were pinned down by water pouring in.
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said 58 workers managed to escape.
Local authorities said rescuers have pumped out some 15,000 cubic metres of water, but 20,000 metres remain in the mine.
China's mines are the deadliest in the world, due to lax safety standards and a rush to feed demand from a robust economy.
In 2010, 2,433 people died in coal mine accidents here, though this was an improvement on the toll of 2,631 a year earlier.
Travis Brecher, Reuters