Trapped miners saved in iron pit roof collapse

时间：2007-12-10 08:07:28

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A saved miner is helped onto the ground after being trapped for 129 hours in an iron pit roof collapse1 in Xinglong County of North China's Hebei Province November 9, 2007.
 
SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec.9 - All the 11 miners trapped in an iron pit roof collapse in North China's Hebei Province were rescued after 129-hour rescue by Sunday morning.

 

According to local government authorities, the miners are in stable condition and walked out of the shaft2 at 1:15 a.m. Sunday with the help of rescuers. They have been sent to local hospital for medical check-up and treatment.

 

The miners had been trapped for 129 hours after the roof of a private iron and gold ore pit collapsed3 at 6 p.m. Monday in Chengde, a popular summer resort in Hebei Province.

 

But, the mine owner failed to report the accident to local authorities in Chengde City until Thursday morning.

 

An investigation4 into the cause of the accident is under way.

 

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1 collapse aWvyE     
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
2 shaft YEtzp     
n.(工具的)柄，杆状物
参考例句：
  • He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。
  • This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。
3 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
4 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

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