China: 11 workers were trapped in flooded mine

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China: 11 workers were trapped in flooded mine

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24 March,2010 10:09 pm

Rescue teams worked around the clock to pump water out from a mine in China's Henan province, after 11 workers were trapped by a flood.An investigation into the cause of the incident is underway. The depth of the mine has constrained rescue efforts. Pumps were brought in and more than 400 rescuers were mobilized. Lax safety standards have made China's mines the most dangerous in the world.