Authorities said 53 miners were working in the mine at the time and 42 managed to escape.
On Sunday night, rescuers were still pumping water from the mine and searching for the trapped miners.
According to the work safety administration, the flooding was caused when water flowed in from an abandoned pit. In this case, the mine was licensed.
According to reports, 1,973 miners were killed in 1,201 coal mine accidents in China in 2011, with 1,391 of the deaths in small mines.
Questions
1. How many cubic meters of water flooded the illegal coal mine in Changzhi?
2. What is the punishment for concealing an accident?
3. How many miners were killed in 2011?
Answers
1. 2,500 cubic meters
2. A fine of 5 million yuan and up to seven years in prison
3. 1,973
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