Coal mine collapse kills five in northern Vietnam

Coal mining accidents are not uncommon in Vietnam, which remains heavily reliant on the fossil fuel for power generation. - Reuters

HANOI: Five coal miners have been killed after a mine in northern Vietnam collapsed, local authorities said on Tuesday (July 30).

The accident happened on Monday at a coal mine in Quang Ninh province, the country's largest coal mining area, the provincial People's Committee said in a statement.