29 miners trapped for six days after mine flood in SW China

BAISE, Guangxi, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers drilled two ventilation holes about 170 meters into the ground on Sunday to help release gas from a flooded coal mine where 29 miners remained trapped for six days in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. High-gas density had impeded the search progress in the Nadu mine where the flood occurred at 1:15 p.m. on Monday trapping 57 miners. A total of 21 miners escaped or were rescued, but 29 remained trapped without contact. Seven others died and their bodies had been recovered. "Seeping water and cinder still blocked sections of the water-soaked mining lane to the No. 4301 work surface, where the workers were trapped," said Shang Dengying, the director in charge of accident investigation with the State Administration of Coal Mine Safety, after inspecting the mine shaft... [read full story]