153 workers trapped in mine flood in Shanxi

A flood has trapped 153 workers in a coal mine in Linfen city in Shanxi Province. 108 others were rescued.

Rescuers work at the site of a flooding accident of Wangjialing Coal Mine, sitting astride Xiangning County of Linfen City and Hejin City of Yuncheng  City, in north China's Shanxi Province, on March 29, 2010.(Xinhua/Gao Xueyu)

Investigations show that 261 workers were in the pit complex at the Wangjialing Coal Mine when underground water gushed in at about one forty p.m. Sunday.

President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao ordered local authorities to spare no effort to save the trapped while guarding against secondary disasters. Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang has arrived at the site to oversee the rescue operation.