Five miners trapped in a flooded coal mine have been rescued in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local authorities said on Friday.
The accident happened at around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, when eight miners were examining a tunnel of the Xiaohebian Coal Mine in Qujing City, according to the Qujing government.
As of 2:30 p.m. Friday, one worker had been confirmed dead, while fire fighters are still trying to rescue the remaining two, the government said.
The licensed colliery, a gas coal mine, has an annual capacity of 40,000 tonnes according to an initial investigation.
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