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Hope for coal mine rescue dims

By Chen Jia in Beijing and Li Yuefeng in Pingdingshan | China Daily | Updated: 2009-09-10 08:32

Hope for coal mine rescue dims

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.

Hope for coal mine rescue dims

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