People gather to wait for
the news of miners trapped underground at a village-run coal
mine?pit, where a gas blast took place in the Hongtong County
of Linfen, North China's Shanxi Province, December 6, 2007. When
the explosion happened, 111 miners were working inside the
shaft.
An injured miner receives
emergency treatments?on an ambulance.
Rescuers prepare to search
for the victims.
Rescuers prepare to search
for the victims.
A miner receives treatment
after being resued.
A mother holding her child
grieves as she waits for the news of her loved one trapped
underground.
(Xinhua News Agency, December 7, 2007)
