Colliery flooding traps 12 in NE China

A coal mine flooding occurred in northeast China's Jilin Province Friday morning, trapping 12 miners underground, according to the local authorities.

There were 70 workers under the Fengxing Coal Mine, a township-owned mine in Jiaohe City, when the flooding occurred at 11 a.m. Fifty-eight workers managed to escape, the sources said.

The rescue work is under way.