All Miners Rescued from Flooded Pit in north China

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All Miners Rescued from Flooded Pit in north China

All 33 trapped miners had been rescued from a flooded coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province by Wednesday.

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All 33 trapped miners had been rescued from a flooded coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province by Wednesday.

The last nine miners were brought out and sent to hospital immediately, joining the other 24 who were rescued Tuesday, a provincial official in charge of safety supervision said at the scene.

The flooding happened at 2:10 p.m. on May 19 in the Fudong Mineof Shouyang County.

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