Guangxi: Increased efforts to rescue trapped miners

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Source: CCTV.com | 07-24-2008 11:22

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of seven of the 36 trapped miners at the flooded Nadu Mine in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The operation has reached a critical period, as rain began falling in Tiandong County, where the mine is located.

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of seven of the 36  trapped miners at the flooded Nadu Mine in southern  China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Tuesday's rain added to the agony of rescuers and families.

The forecast for Tiandong County was up to 30 millimeters of rain over the next two days.

29 miners are still underground. A hydrological team has stepped up efforts to monitor the underground water levels within 500 meters of Workface 4301, where it's believed the men are trapped.

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of seven of the 36  trapped miners at the flooded Nadu Mine in southern China's  Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Rescuers are trying to pump water out faster, increase ventilation, and dredge mud that could block tunnels.

Rescuer said, "Quite an amount of water remains underneath.

The water level has dropped to a couple of dozen centimeters in shaft No. 6.