China mine death toll at least 82 after gas blast
Xi Jinping urges authorities to ‘spare no effort’ in rescue operation after explosion in northern Shanxi province
At least 82 people have been killed in a gas explosion at a coalmine in northern China’s Shanxi province, in the country’s worst mining disaster in 17 years.
The explosion happened on Friday at 7.29pm (12.29 BST) while 247 workers were underground at the Liushenyu coalmine in Qinyuan county, the state media agency Xinhua reported.
المصدر: The Guardian — World Asia
0
مشاهدة
