43 rescued from rail tunnel flood in C. China

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Updated: 2007-08-06 11:22


A rescued construction worker is escorted out of a flooded rail tunnel in central China's Hubei Province on August 6, 2007. The flooding accident occurred at around 3:00 a.m. Sunday at the Yesanguan rail tunnel in Enshi Tu and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, which trapped a total of 52 workers in the middle of the tunnel. Nine remained trappedŁ¬ˇˇbut local safety officials say they are not in danger. [Xinhua]


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