Thirty-four workers were trapped when a coal mine in central China's Henan province flooded Monday, state media reported. The accident at the Gaomendong Coal Mine near Pingdingshan city happened at about 7:20 am (2320 GMT Sunday), China's official news agency reported. Forty-two miners were at work at the time of the flooding, and eight managed to escape. Nearly 3,800 people died in Chinese coal mines last year, according to official figures.