A rescue car arrives at the accident site after a colliery flood in Huaibei, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 3, 2013. The flooding occurred at 0:20 a.m. Sunday, when about 400 miners were working underground at the Taoyuan Mine. All miners have been rescued, except one missing, according to the Anhui Provincial Administration of Coal Mine Safety. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Photo taken on Feb. 3, 2013 shows the entrance and exit of the accident site, the Taoyuan Mine based Anhui Huaibei Mining Group, after a colliery flood in Huaibei, east China's Anhui Province. The flooding occurred at 0:20 a.m. Sunday, when about 400 miners were working underground at the Taoyuan Mine. All miners have been rescued, except one missing, according to the Anhui Provincial Administration of Coal Mine Safety. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
A colliery flood early Sunday morning in east China's Anhui Province has left an unknown number of casualties, provincial coal mine safety authorities said.
The flooding occurred at 0:20 a.m., when about 400 miners were working underground at the Taoyuan Mine. Some miners have been rescued.
Rescuers are searching for the missing miners in the shaft operated by the Huaibei City-based Anhui Huaibei Mining Group, according to the Anhui Provincial Administration of Coal Mine Safety.
The exact number of the missing was still to be confirmed.
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