22 workers trapped in coal mine in China

Twenty-two workers were trapped by a coal mine flood early today in Qujing City in southwest China's Yunnan Province.
The flooding occurred at 4.50 a.M. (local time) in a mine in Qilin District, where 26 workers were working underground, the emergency office of the Qujing municipal government said.
Local government authorities have sent rescue teams to the mine, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
So far four workers have been rescued.