BEIJING: The death toll from a coal mine gas explosion in central China's Henan province rose to 77 yesterday as rescuers continued to search for any survivors, state media reported.
Efforts were continuing round the clock to recover 71 others still listed as officially missing, although officials have acknowledged that hopes of any of them being pulled out alive are extremely slim.
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