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Nine trapped Chinese miners confirmed dead: state media
BEIJING, Jan 25, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Nine more Chinese miners trapped
underground for over two weeks have been confirmed dead, state media reported
Monday, leaving one still unaccounted for after a blast at the site.
“From Sunday afternoon to this afternoon, rescue workers have not stopped
searching, and found a further nine trapped miners who unfortunately all
died,”, state broadcaster CCTV quoted the mayor of Yantai city as saying.
Eleven miners were rescued alive on Sunday.
BSS/AFP/IJ/1542 hrs