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| China flooding 'traps 152 miners' | China flooding 'traps 152 miners' |
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| At least 152 coal miners are trapped after a pit flooded in China's northern Shanxi province, state media says. | |
| Some 261 people were in the mine when it flooded and about 109 managed to escape, the Xinhua news agency reports. | Some 261 people were in the mine when it flooded and about 109 managed to escape, the Xinhua news agency reports. |
| China's mines are the most deadly in the world - thousands of workers are killed in them every year. | China's mines are the most deadly in the world - thousands of workers are killed in them every year. |
| Most accidents are blamed on failures to follow safety rules, including a lack of required ventilation or fire-control equipment. |