Rescue operation carried out for Guizhou's coal mine flooding (1/3)

A rescuer prepares to carry out rescue operation at the Guba Coal Mine in Longchang Township of Fuquan City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 12, 2012. A coal mine flooding happened here at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, when 41 miners were working underground. Eight miners were trapped in the coal mine. The rescue operation is under way. (Xinhua/Zhou Hao)