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12 miners trapped in flooded Shanxi coal mine

Twelve miners are spending a second day trapped underground, at a coal mine in North China's Shanxi province.
 
The Zhengsheng Coal Mine, near to Fenyang City, was flooded early on Saturday. 42 miners were working when the accident happened, 30 were lifted out of the mine shaft.
 
Rescuers are now using pumps to remove the water, but so far, there’s been no contact with the 12 trapped miners. The mine belongs to Shanxi Coking Coal Group Company Ltd. An investigation is underway.
 
Source: CNTV.cn