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Article

20 Aug 2007

Author:
Charles Hutzler, Associated Press

Several China mines had suspended work ahead of flooding that trapped 181 in coal shafts

Fear of flooding forced several coal mines to suspend production in eastern China last week, officials said Monday, raising questions about why 181 miners who became trapped when a dike broke continued to work. Rescue workers pumped water from the Huayuan Mining Co. [part of Xinwen Mining] mine on Monday, but hopes were fading quickly for the 172 workers trapped three days earlier when the dike on the Wen river split open under heavy rains... Wang Dequan, a government official in the [nearby] city of Tai'an..., said smaller mines stopped work during heavy rains because they lack the safety equipment that larger mines like the Huayuan mine have. [refers to steps taken by Xintai Wenhe Coal, Xintai Hanzhuang Coal in response to risks from flooding]