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Coal mine flood traps 6 in China

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Press Trust of India Beijing
Six persons were trapped today in a coal mine flood in China's northwest Shaanxi province.

A pit of Bandingliangta Coal Mine in Daliuta Township in the resource-rich Shenmu county was flooded, the county government said in a statement.

Of the seven miners working in the pit, only one managed to escape, it said.

Rescuers are still searching for the trapped miners, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

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First Published: Apr 19 2017 | 4:13 PM IST

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