Across China: Xinjiang
China Daily | Updated: 2008-12-19 07:48
5 trapped in mine
Five men were trapped yesterday after a collapse at a coal mine in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, local authorities said.
The incident happened at about 6 am at the Chenxingyuan mine in the Midong district of Urumqi. Six people were working underground at the time, one of whom managed to escape, the district Party committee said.
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