BEIJING (AP) — Seven people drowned in an illegal mining operation inside an abandoned mine outside of China’s southwestern city of Chongqing after rain triggered flooding, police said Monday. Police in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County said they found the bodies in the closed, abandoned mine on the border with neighboring Xiushan County, according...
Recently, a mining theft case occurred in Chongqing. While the miners were working in a sealed, abandoned mine shaft, rainfall caused a sudden flood, resulting in the deaths of seven people. Currently, 21 people involved in the theft have been arrested.