Miscellaneous

5 October 2005 Flooded Coal Mine, Sichuan Province, China

Ten miners were killed and 18 others were reported missing during a coal mine flooding, which took place in southwest China’s Sichuan Province around 2100, local time, yesterday. The flooding occurred at an uphill driving face beneath the Longtan Coal Mine, which is situated at Xiaojing Township in Guang’an City, according to the Sichuan Provincial Work Safety Office. The coal mine is administered by Guang’an Energy Group Co. Ltd. Of Sichuan Provincial Coal Industry Corporation. A rescue operation is going on. The cause of the accident is under investigation.