Two months after the start of hostilities along the Pacific front in World War II, 183 souls lost their lives in an ...

Serious flooding which forced villagers from their homes was potentially caused by a mine shaft "blow out" during ... water had built up in the shaft and flooded the village.

The cause of the explosion that sealed the mine entrance is still not known ... the risk the chamber where the miners are stuck could flood. "The obstacles are just too huge, which means we ...

BEIJING--A team of 200 Chinese police, emergency workers and experts on Sunday were trying to reach 19 coal miners trapped in a flooded mine in the northwestern Qinghai province. Rescuers have ...

In late September, they discovered an entrance to the sealed-off former mine about 4 meters underground along a shoreline. This photo taken via a drone shows divers including Yoshitaka Isaji ...