15 trapped in coal mine flooding
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-12-30 08:27

Miner Yang Zijun waits for news of his nephew who was trapped underground in a flooded coal mine in North China's Shanxi Province. The accident occurred at around 8 am on Wednesday when 22 miners were working at Fanjiasi Coal Mine of Zuoyun. Two people were confirmed dead and 15 others still trapped. Only five people escaped. [Xinhua]