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Eight miners saved from C China colliery flood

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-08-25 19:49

CHANGSHA: Eight miners trapped underground Monday by a flood in a graphite mine in central China's Hunan Province were rescued Tuesday afternoon, a local government spokesman said Tuesday.

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They were rescued about 2:10 pm, he said.

The accident occurred around 6:00 pm Monday at Wangda Graphite Mine in Heye town, Guiyang County.

The cause of the accident is being investigated.