Coal mine flooding traps 12 in NE China A rescuer is ready to go down the coal mine which was flooded to save the missing in Jiaohe City, ...

Coal mine flooding traps 12 in NE China

A rescuer is ready to go down the coal mine which was flooded to save the missing in Jiaohe City, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 6, 2012. The flooding in Fengxing Coal Mine occurred in northeast China's Jilin Province Friday morning, trapping 12 miners underground, according to the local authorities. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

Rescuers are ready to go down the coal mine which was flooded to save the missing in Jiaohe City, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 6, 2012. The flooding in Fengxing Coal Mine occurred in northeast China's Jilin Province Friday morning, trapping 12 miners underground, according to the local authorities. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

Rescuers install the drainage facility outside the coal mine which was flooded in Jiaohe City, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 6, 2012. The flooding in Fengxing Coal Mine occurred in northeast China's Jilin Province Friday morning, trapping 12 miners underground, according to the local authorities. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

Rescuers install the drainage facility outside the coal mine which was flooded in Jiaohe City, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 6, 2012. The flooding in Fengxing Coal Mine occurred in northeast China's Jilin Province Friday morning, trapping 12 miners underground, according to the local authorities. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

The flooding in Fengxing Coal Mine occurred in northeast China's Jilin Province Friday morning, trapping 12 miners underground, according to the local authorities.