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Mine accident kills 26 in China

The collapse of two elevators in a tin ore mine in central China has killed 26 men and injured five others in the latest accident ... ...full story at USA Today

from USA Today on Fri, Oct 09 2009

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23 Feb 09 visit February 22nd 2009  »  YouTube video74 miners die, 114 injured in a northern China mine blast Pictured here are rescue workers emerging from a coal mine in Tunlan after todays deadly gas explosion. It was the country's deadliest coal mine accident in more than a year. China's mines are...
31 Oct 08 visit Four officials sacked over fatal mine accident in central China  »  People's Daily Four government officials were fired Friday and another suspended for a mine accident that killed one miner and trapped 20 others. The accident happened in Jiyuan, central China's Henan Province at the Mazhuang coal mine in Kejing Town at 7:15...
06 Jul 08 visit Coal mine accident kills one, traps 16 in north China  »  Shanghai Daily ONE miner was killed and another 16were still trapped underground after a coal mine accident occurred in north China's Shanxi Province last morning, local authority said today. The accident took place at around...
06 Jul 08 visit Coal mine accident kills one, traps 16 in north China  »  People's Daily One miner was killed and another 16were still trapped underground after a coal mine accident occurred in north China's Shanxi Province on Saturday morning, local authority said on Sunday. The accident took place at around 11:20 ...
28 Aug 09 visit Coal mine gas blast kills seven, injures three in SW China  »  People's Daily A coal mine gas blast killed seven people and injured three others in southwest China's Guizhou Province, authorities said Thursday. The accident took place at about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Jiangfeng Coal Mine in Guli Township of Qianxi County,...
10 Oct 09 visit Survivors recall tragic moment in central China tin ore mine accident  »  People's Daily The 44-year-old man lay quietly on the bed in hospital, his legs wrapped in thick white gauze. Tang Haixiong is among the five survivors in the tin ore mine accident in central China's Hunan Province, which killed 26 miners on Thursday. He was...

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