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    Dozens trapped in China mine collapse

    Twenty-five workers were trapped underground when a gypsum mine collapsed in China’s eastern Shandong Province, days after a massive landslide in a southern city killed four persons and left 75 others missing

    Dozens trapped in China mine collapse
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    Beijing

    Altogether, 29 people were working in the shaft of the gypsum in Baotai Township, Pingyi County when it collapsed, a county government spokesman said. Four persons were lifted above ground, and efforts to pull out more were on, the spokesman said. 

    The accident at the mine, owned by the Yurong trade company, was likely caused by another collapse that hit a neighbouring gypsum goaf, he said.

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