China Reports Few Details on 180 Trapped Miners
In Xintai, China, 180 miners have been trapped underground for two days in two separate shafts, both flooded with water. Media coverage has been limited, and the mining company is giving no indication about the miners' condition.
Charles Hutzler, Beijing bureau chief for the Associated Press, talks with Melissa Block.
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