Flood From Coal Mining Traps 21 People in China

A coal mine at Duxigou Village of Xixinzhuang Township in Xiaoyi City in northern China's Shanxi Province, on Dec. 16, 2021. Cao Yang/Xinhua via AP

BEIJING—Twenty-one people were trapped by a flood in a coal mine in northern China, authorities said.

The accident happened about 11 p.m. Wednesday in Xiaoyi city in Shanxi Province, a major coal-producing region southwest of Beijing.