Rescue efforts continue after deadly rock burst
By Zhao Ruixue in Jinan | China Daily | Updated: 2018-10-22 08:11
Two people have died and 18 remain trapped after a rock burst on Saturday night in a coal mine in Yuncheng county, Shandong province.
The burst happened around 11 pm and destroyed part of a water drainage tunnel in a coal mine operated by Shandong Longyun Coal Industry Co.
At the time, 334 people were working underground. Of those, 312 were lifted to safety immediately, Zhai Minghua of Shandong Energy Group, which oversees Longyun, said at a news conference at noon on Sunday.
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