The death toll in the flooded Wangjialing mine in north China's Shanxi Province has risen to 35. Rescuers are still searching for the 3 miners still missing.
The 115 workers rescued Monday last week have been taken to 5 hospitals in Hejin and Taiyuan cities and are still in intensive care. They are all out of life-threatening danger and in stable condition.Psychological treatment will be provided to them.
Meanwhile, rescuers are pumping out water from the work area where the remaining 3 miners are believed to be trapped and are preparing for search efforts. Officials say emergency workers have drained away nearly 300,000 cubic meters of water from the mine.
(CCTV.com April 12, 2010) |