One of the 17 miners trapped in Friday's coal mine flooding in
Hunan
Province has been found dead, rescuers said on Sunday.
The coal mine, in Heye Township, Guiyang County of Chenzhou
City, was flooded at 7:50 PM on Friday after heavy rain poured into
the shaft, according to local coal mine safety supervision
authorities.
Rescuers are still pumping water from the mine and searching for
the remaining 16 missing miners.
(Xinhua News Agency April 4, 2005)