China Chronicles September 23, 2012

  • 17 trapped in two coal mine accidents in Heilongjiang

    ELEVEN people were left trapped after a fire broke out today in a coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

    The incident happended after flooding in another mine in the same province yesterday, which trapped six miners.

    The latest accident occurred at around 8am at the Longshan coal mine in Youyi County of Shuangyashan City, the county government said in a statement.

    An initial investigation showed that a total of 13 people were working underground. Two were lifted out after the accident.

    The government said the county's coal management bureau had ordered the mine to suspend production on September 3, after its license expired a day earlier.

    Illegal production was being blamed for the accident, the government said.

    The incident yesterday, saw flooding at a coal mine in Jidong County, also in Heilongjiang Province, trapping six miners.

    Rescue efforts of the miners in both mines are under way.

  • The wall

    blue4130 has added a photo to the pool:

    The wall

    Hiking the wall. Leica M2, neopan 400, voigtlander 35 1.4



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