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123 trapped miners declared dead as search suspends
(www.chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2005-08-30 07:29
The search for 123 trapped miners at a flooded coal
mine in South China's Guangdong Province have been suspended Monday.
All are declared dead, Xinhua reported.
The
government of Guangdong Province said conditions at the Daxing Coal
Mine were "not suitable for survival and that rescue efforts were fraught
with difficulty", the Xinhua said.
An old man and his
granddaughter weep after the 123 trapped miners were declared dead at a
flooded coal mine in South China's Guangdong Province.
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"We had let go," a government official said. "The 123 trapped
miners are dead."
The mine flooded on August 7 and only four workers managed to escape alive.
Pumps worked around the clock to remove millions of gallons of water that had
inundated the shaft.
State Council has ordered an investigation into the flooding.
Eleven officials have been detained in connection with the incident,
including the owner, a manager, board chairman and chief technician of the mine.
Two mayors who had jurisdiction over mines in the area have been suspended.
Reports from China's domestic media had said corruptions were
found behind this deadly accident.
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