Rainstorm-triggered flood rushed into a colliery Sunday evening
in Luliang City of north China's Shanxi Province, trapping 11 coal miners
underground, according to sources with the city government
Monday.
The flood rushed into the Makulue colliery in Xingxian County of
Luliang City, leaving 11 coal miners trapped in the shaft.
An official with the city government told Xinhua on Monday
morning that it's still unclear whether the 11 trapped are till
alive.
By 8:00 AM Monday, two water pumps have drained water in the
shaft and workers are busy installing four mud pumps.
Makulue colliery, with an annual production capacity of 60,000
tons, is a village-owned colliery approved by the government.
(Xinhua News Agency July 23, 2007)