Hope for coal mine rescue dims
By Chen Jia in Beijing and Li Yuefeng in Pingdingshan | China Daily | Updated: 2009-09-10 08:32
Two rescuers take a break at the Pingdingshan coal mine. Up to 37 miners are still trapped in the mine. Xinhua |
The death toll from the coal mine gas explosion in Pingdingshan of central China's Henan province climbed to 42 yesterday, with 37 miners still trapped underground.
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