2021.04.12 13:40 GMT+8

Rescuers locate 21 trapped in flooded coal mine in Xinjiang

Updated 2021.04.12 13:40 GMT+8
CGTN

Workers were trapped underground after a coal mine was flooded in Hutubi County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on April 10. 

Twenty-nine people were working underground when the accident occurred. Eight have been rescued so far. Rescuers have located the others and a high-pressure pump has been deployed to drain out the water.

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