Seven trapped in flooded coal mine in N China

Updated: 2011-08-20 15:13

(Xinhua)

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HOHHOT - At least seven miners have been trapped underground after a coal mine flooding in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region Saturday morning, local authorities said.

The flooding occurred at the Lasengzhong Coal Mine in Hainan district in the city of Wuhai, the rescue sources said.

The rescue operation is still going on and other details are not immediately known.