Seven miners at Mexico coal pit trapped following collapse and flooding |

Seven miners at Mexico coal pit trapped following collapse and flooding |


Rescue work is under way to find seven miners left trapped after part of the pit they were working in collapsed and flooded.

The accident happened at a small-scale coal mine project in the northern state of Coahuila, which borders Texas in the US, officials said.

Located in the Muzquiz township, the mine is reported to be a deep, narrow, open coal pit with steep earth walls.

The Coahuila Labour Department said it was apparently hit by some sort of collapse and flooding, and Mexico‘s federal civil defence office said water was being…

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