Rescuers in China are trying to reach 42 workers trapped in a flooded mine in the central province of Henan.
The accident at the Sigou coal mine happened at 1540 GMT on Friday, the state safety board said, adding that 34 miners managed to escape.
It comes less than a week after a blast at a mine in the north-eastern province of Heilongjiang killed 169 people.
Accidents remain widespread in China’s mines, despite a much-publicised government safety campaign.
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