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6 killed, 5 rescued in coal mine flooding in China

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Press Trust of India Beijing
Six miners were killed and five rescued today from a flooded coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province, authorities said.

The rescue operation ended early this morning. The five survivors are receiving medical checkups and treatment, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Eleven miners were trapped when the flooding occurred yesterday in a pit of Dongyu Coal Mine in Qingxu County near Taiyuan, capital of the coal-rich province.

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First Published: May 24 2017 | 7:02 AM IST

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