At least seven were killed and 11 others remained trapped after a flood occurred in a colliery early Wednesday in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, rescuers said.
周三早上中国东北黑龙江省一煤矿透水，至少7人死亡，11人被困。
Twenty-eight miners were working underground when the accident happened at about 7 am, at a shaft of the Junyuan No 2 Coal Mine located in the city of Hegang, said an official with the rescue headquarters of the accident.
早上7时左右，坐落于鹤岗市的峻源二煤矿的一个矿井透水，当时有28名矿工在底下作业，一名官员和事故救援指挥部说。
So far, 10 have managed to escape on their own or with help, and rescuers are still searching for the trapped.
目前为止，10人或靠自己，或在别人帮助下逃生。救援人员还在搜寻被困者。
The cause of the accident is being investigated.
事故原因尚在调查中。
