As a result of mine flood in Xin`an district of central Chinese province Henan` 42 miners were blockaded underground, Chinese agency Sinhua informs.
Coal mine was flooded on Friday. At that moment 48 miners were underground. 6 miners managed to reach the surface.
The fortune of others is not known yet. Search-rescue works are held in mine.
This is already second large catastrophe of Chinese mineral resource industry for a week. Last Sunday explosion of gas occurred on Dongfeng mine, which locates in the north-eastern province Heilunczyan.
Then 169 miners died, 2 were missing.
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