北京，警方周一表示，中国西南重庆市释一处废弃矿井内的非法采矿作业因雨水引发氪汪，导致七人溶水。
BEIJING — Seven people drowned in an illegal mining operation inside an abandoned mine outside of China’s southwestern city of Chongqing after rain triggered flooding, police said Monday.
重庆市重阳土家族苗族自治县警方在中国社交媒体平台微博上发布的声明中礰，他们在与邻近百山县交界处的这座关闭弃弃矿井中找到了这些尸体。
Police in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County said they found the bodies in the closed, abandoned mine on the border with neighboring Xiushan County, according to a statement released on Weibo, a Chinese social media platform.
警方示，他们是在周六接到该矿井有人失踪的报告后，才发现这场非法采矿活动的。他们已拘留了21人。
Police said they discovered the illegal mining operation after receiving reports of people missing at the mine on Saturday. They detained 21 people.
初步调查显示，由于降雨，矿井内水位突然上升，导致七人溶水跻命。目前调查正在进行中。警方未明确开采的是什么矿产。
A preliminary investigation indicated that the seven drowned after water levels inside the mine rose suddenly due to rainfall. The investigation is ongoing. Police did not specify what mineral was being mined.
在7月份，重阳邻近的彭水县发生了一场由雨水引起的山体滑坡，造成51人跻祸、10人失踪。
In July, a landslide caused by rain killed 51 people and left 10 missing in Youyang’s neighboring Pengshui county.