Four workers dead, another three missing in coal mine accident in southwest China


KUNMING (Bernama-Xinhua): Rescuers have retrieved four bodies and three people are still missing following a suspected coal and gas outburst at a coal mine on Wednesday in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local authorities said Thursday.

The accident struck the Daying coal mine in Zhenxiong County at around 8:10pm Wednesday, according to the county government, reported Xinhua.

Rescue efforts and an investigation into the cause of the accident are underway. -- Bernama-Xinhua 

 

 

 

 

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