2007 Shandong coal mine flood

Mining disaster in Shandong, China 2007 08 17 1:50 UTC Xintai, Shandong, China 172 ~ 181 The 2007 Shandong coal mine flood was an incident that occurred on August 17, 2007 in Xintai, Shandong, People's Republic of China, when heavy rain caused a river to burst a levee creating a flood into two mine shafts. By 8:50 am (1:50 UTC), the mine was inundated underwater.English Aljazeera. "English Aljazeera." Chinese miners trapped by floods. Retrieved on 2008-09-08. Damages and casualties More than 200mm of rain had fallen in Xintai, causing a 50-metre breach of a levee of the Wen river. Water poured into the 860-metre deep pit at the Huayuan mine, quickly overwhelming the mine's pumps. The 172 miners were trapped in a 3,000-foot-deep mine shaft when a mine operated by the Huayuan Mining Co.LA times. "LA times." Hope dim for Chinese miners. Retrieved on 2008-09-15. Nine others were also missing, in a nearby mine run by a different company. None of the 181 miners, living or dead, were recovered from the two mines after the accident.Chinadaily.com.cn. "Chinadaily.com.cn." Work safety situation still dime. Retrieved on 2008-09-15. The Huayuan mine was flooded with an estimated 12 million cubic metres of water. If all six available pumps were used around the clock, they could pump out about 120,000 cubic metres of water a day, but only four were operational. Unofficially, experts say that it would take almost 100 days to drain the water inside the mine.Asianews.it. "Asianews.it." Beijing admits Xintai mining accidents were completely avoidable. Retrieved on 2008-09-14. Aftermath An official at China.com.cn discussed the fact that signs of flooding had appeared in advance prior to the incident, and that the "disaster was completely avoidable." On September 6, the Shandong provincial government issued a statement citing scientists who said that none of the miners would be able to make it out alive after that amount of time underground.Xinhuanet.com. "Xinhuanet.com." Beijing admits Xintai mining accidents were completely avoidable. Retrieved on 2008-09-15. See also China Energy Coal power in China References Shandong Shandong mine flood Shandong mine flood Category:Environmental disasters in China 2007 Category:2007 floods in Asia Category:Coal mining disasters in China Category:August 2007 in China