Nine trapped in China coal mine accident

Nine miners were today trapped underground after flooding occurred in a coal mine in southwest China's Guizhou Province.
Thirty-two others were lifted out of shaft safely, state-run Xinhua news agency quoted local authorities as saying.
Forty-one miners were working underground when the incident took place early this morning at Yunda Coal Mine in Weng'an County, the county government said.
The cause of the accident is being investigated.