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Death toll in China mine accident rises to 19
JINAN, Oct. 29, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – The death toll from a rock burst at a
coal mine in east China’s Shandong Province has risen to 19, as six more
miners were confirmed dead, local authorities said Monday.
Rescuers found one body Sunday morning and five more bodies Sunday night,
the resue headquarters said.
The accident occurred at Longyun Coal Mining Co. Ltd. in Yuncheng County
on Oct. 20. A total of 22 people were trapped in a 74-meter-long tunnel after
coal fell at both ends from the rock burst. One has been rescued.
Rescuers have cleared 55 meters of the tunnel as of 6 a.m. Monday and are
working on the remaining 19 meters to search for the last two miners who
remained trapped.
Rock burst accidents are often caused by fractures in rocks due to mining.
BSS/Xinhua/MSY/1005 hrs