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BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have sent rescuers to rescue miners trapped after an accident at a coal mine in eastern Shandong province on Saturday, Chinese state media reported on Sunday. 11 o'clock in the evening The official Xinhua news agency reported that on Saturday at 15:00 (GMT), part of the coal mine drainage tunnel was destroyed, resulting in the deaths of two people and the trapping of 20 others workers. The mine is owned by Shandong Energy Group Co Ltd and is located in Yuncheng County, the report said.
Xinhua separately posted on its social networking services account images of a miner who had been rescued from the mine on Sunday. 19659004] The cause of the accident is still under investigation, Xinhua said, adding that dangerous conditions at the mine hamper relief efforts. Xinhua said more than 170 rescuers were on the site.
(Reportage of Se Young Lee and Min Zhang, edited by Christian Schmollinger)
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