Eleven Killed In Latest China Coal Mine Disaster
Siddique Islam - All Headline News Foreign Correspondent Beijing, China (AHN)- At least eleven people were killed and six others remain missing following an explosion at a coal mine in northern China on Monday. According to reports, ninety-six miners were underground when the explosion occurred around dawn at the mine in Yuxian county, Hebei province, with 79 workers managing to escape. China's coal mines are regarded as the world's most dangerous with nearly 6,000 workers dying in the industry last year, official sources said. On the other hand, labor rights groups, such as the Hong Kong-based China Labor Bulletin, say the real number of mining deaths could be as high as 20,000 each year.
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