Sound raises hope trapped Chinese miners still alive
August 29th, 2011 - 7:01 am ICT by IANSBeijing, Aug 29 (IANS) The knocking sound from a flooded coalmine in northeast China has raised hopes that 22 miners trapped there since past one week could still be alive.
The sound was heard around 2 a.m. Monday in response to rescuers’ knocking at a 270-plus meter deep hole that had been drilled Sunday night, rescuers said.
The hole can supply ventilation to the area where the miners might be trapped, and it can be used to send water and food, China Daily reported.
The flooded mine in Heilongjiang province belongs to the Hengtai Coal Mining Co. The flooding occurred last Tuesday when the miners were working underground.
Nineteen other miners managed to escape. Three others were rescued Saturday while a body of another miner was retrieved Sunday.
The provincial government ordered the mine to stop production in 2007, but its owner resumed production without permission, the work safety bureau said.
The accident happened when workers mistakenly drilled into a neighbouring mine, the newspaper said.
- 26 trapped in China coal mine - Aug 23, 2011
- 19 trapped miners rescued in China - Aug 30, 2011
- China sacks officials for lapse - Oct 18, 2011
- Trapped miner found alive after 17 days - May 19, 2012
- Twenty-eight miners killed in China's coalmine accident - Jul 18, 2010
- 20 dead in China coal mine gas leak - Nov 10, 2011
- Rescue work continues for 19 trapped miners in China - Jul 03, 2011
- Six dead in central China coal mine gas leak - Nov 16, 2011
- Rescuers send food, letters to trapped Chinese miners - Apr 03, 2010
- Seven trapped Chinese miners found alive - Nov 19, 2011
- China: 11 workers confirmed dead in Changzhi mine accident - Apr 17, 2012
- 28 still trapped in coal mine in China (Lead) - Jul 07, 2011
- Toll reaches 28 in China coal mine gas leak - Nov 12, 2011
- 114 miners rescued from flooded Chinese coal mine - Apr 05, 2010
- Two officials sacked after mine flood in China - May 03, 2012
Tags: beijing, china daily, chinese miners, coal mining, coalmine, deep hole, food china, last tuesday, northeast china, provincial government, rescuers, safety bureau, ventilation, work safety