On Sunday (Saturday 11/20 USA time) in Southwestern China, a 41 workers were underground, in a coal mine, when it started to flood and only 13 escaped which leaves 28 are missing. The workers were doing safety work to get the mine ready for an increase is productivity. It is not know what caused the flooding, but rescuers still haven't been able to find any of the 28 missing. There is an estimate of 141,000 cubic feet in the mining pit.
Coal mines are dug into mountain(hill) creating the land to become less stable and more vulnerable for a disaster to happen.
China depends on coal for 70% of its energy production and has the deadliest mines in the world. Working as a miner you need to know the danger you can be put in and what to do in an emergency situation. Also living around the mountain were the coal mine is the community needs to know the danger for them, the warning signs and the precautions to take.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101122/ap_on_re_as/as_china_mine_flood
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