Three rail workers have been rescued from a flooded rail tunnel in central China's Hubei Province following weeks of torrential rain.
Rescuer services have pumped out a large quantity of water but silts and mud are still clogging parts of the tunnel where workers may still be trapped, according to China Railway Engineering Corporation and the China news service.
The accident took place on Sunday at the Yesanguan rail tunnel in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, trapping 52 workers.
The 14km-long tunnel is the longest of the 121 tunnels along the Yiwan Railway, which links Yichang City in Hubei Province with Wanzhou in Chongqing Municipality.
So far, 43 workers have been rescued and are receiving hospital treatment.
Heavy rains have triggered severe flooding and mudslides in many parts of central China over the past few weeks.
Reported by staff writer
