A mine blast early Saturday 21 November in China’s northern Heilongjiang province is now known to have killed 104 miners, with another four still trapped in the coal mine where more than 500 people were working when gas levels suddenly rose. Worries over mine safety have been increasing in China, with several accidents in recent months, and authorities in Beijing have said they are improving conditions. But this latest accident, in a state-owned mine, is prompting even state media to raise the issue of safety.

Links to other sites: BBC, Xinhua

Posted by :: Ellen Wallace on 23 November 2009 at 8:58 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 23 November 2009.

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