As of 5:35 p.m. Friday, the last body of the 15 miners who were
trapped in a coal mine flooding accident on Sept. 11 in Sangshuping
Coal Mine was found and retrieved.
The accident occurred last Thursday evening at the mine in
Hancheng City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, while 22 miners
were working below ground. Seven were rescued.
Rescue work has been ongoing since the accident occurred. At
press time, about 78,300 cubic meters of floodwater had been pumped
out. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
(Xinhua News Agency September 20, 2003)