Rescue at flooded mine in China

Rescue workers prepare to head down to the mine shaft to search for trapped miners at the Wangjialing Coal Mine in Xiangning county in north China’s Shanxi province Tuesday. Floodwaters kept rescuers from reaching 33 miners still trapped in a Chinese coal pit, and the recovery of five bodies dimmed hopes of another miracle a day after 115 survivors were pulled out after more than a week underground.  (Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)

Chinese police guard the area around rescue efforts at the Wangjialing Coal Mine.  (Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)

Coal miners rest at the Wangjialing Coal Mine.  (Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)

A coal miner walks out from the mine shaft coal mind where 33 miners remained trapped Tuesday and the recovery of five bodies dimmed hopes of another miracle a day after 115 survivors were pulled out after more than a week underground.  (Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)

A Chinese man looks over the living quarters of coal miners at the Wangjialing coal mine.  (Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)

Rescue workers take a dinner break at the Wangjialing Coal Mine in Xiangning county in north China’s Shanxi province on Tuesday.  (Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)

Men walk in the dark near the Wangjialing Coal Mine in China’s Shanxi province, 400 miles southwest of Beijing. Floodwaters kept rescuers from reaching miners still trapped Tuesday.  (Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)

A journalist continues the vigil over the Wangjialing Coal Mine in Xiangning county in north China’s Shanxi province on Tuesday. Floodwaters kept rescuers from reaching 33 miners still trapped in a Chinese coal pit Tuesday, and the recovery of five bodies dimmed hopes of another miracle a day after 115 survivors were pulled out after more than a week underground.  (Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)