On March 28, underground water gushed in the pit of Wangjialing Coal Mine at about 1:40 p.m.. 108 workers escaped while 153 others remained trapped in the shaft.

President Hu Jintao ordered resolute measures be taken to rescue the trapped workers and prevent secondary disasters from happening.

Premier Wen Jiabao instructed rescue workers to race against time and go all out to rescue the trapped ones.

	Families allowed to visit survivors	Workers talk about their rescue

Survivors recalling the trapped days	Number of survivors from Wangjialing mine continues to rise?	Coal mine rescue work continues

Investigation: Flooding at coal mine starts Sunday afternoon?	Rescue work of 153 trapped mine workers underway?	153 workers trapped in Shanxi flooded mine

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