Deaths climb to 92 after mine explodes
By Li Anna in Hegang and Hu Yinan in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2009-11-23 07:48
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Rescuers in mine wagons prepare to enter a mine shaft yesterday to search for missing workers trapped underground after a massive explosion at the State-run Xinxing mine in Hegang, Heilongjiang province, on Saturday. Reuters |
The death toll from a coal mine explosion in the northeastern city of Hegang, Heilongjiang province, on Saturday jumped to at least 92, with 16 still trapped underground in China's worst mine disaster in almost two years.
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