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Eight miners saved from central China colliery flood
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-08-25 17:44

Eight miners trapped underground Monday by a flood in a graphite mine in central China's Hunan province were rescued Tuesday afternoon, a local government spokesman said Tuesday.

They were rescued at about 2:10 pm, he said.

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The accident occurred around 6:00 pm Monday at Wangda Graphite Mine in Heye town, Guiyang county.

The cause of the accident is being investigated.


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