Grieving family members arrive at the Wangjialing mine in Xiangning, northern China's Shanxi province on March 30. China's work safety watchdog has blamed lax standards at a coal mine in the north for a huge flood that left 153 workers trapped underground, as hopes fade for their rescue.
A relative of a trapped coal mine worker gestures to the police at the site of a flooding accident at Wangjialing Coal Mine, located across both Xiangning county and Hejin city, Shanxi province March 31, 2010. Over 1,000 rescuers fought against the clock at a Chinese coal mine where 153 workers were trapped by flooding in what could be one of the worst disasters to hit the deadly industry in recent years.
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Rescuers take a break at the site of a flooding accident at Wangjialing Coal Mine, located across both Xiangning county and Hejin city, Shanxi province March 31, 2010. Over 1,000 rescuers fought against the clock at a Chinese coal mine where 153 workers were trapped by flooding in what could be one of the worst disasters to hit the deadly industry in recent years. REUTERS/Stringer
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Rescue workers wait to push an iron trolley loaded with pipes at the shift of the Wangjialing coal mine, Xiangning township, about 400 miles (650 kilometers) southwest of Beijing, Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Safety rules and danger warnings had been ignored in a rush to open a coal mine in northern China where flooding of the shafts has left 153 workers trapped for nearly three days, a government safety body said Wednesday.
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