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More bodies found in Chinese mine
The remains of the last two of the 35 victims are recovered after a gas leak.
Last Modified: 11 Nov 2007 03:12 GMT
China's mine industry is the deadliest in the
world, killing 13 people every day [Reuters]

The last two bodies have been recovered after a gas leak at a Chinese mine, bringing the final toll from Thursday's accident to 35.

 

A total of 86 men were underground whien the leak happened, the latest such accident to hit the country's deadly industry.

Although 52 miners were rescued, one later died in hospital

According to the rescue team, the last two bodies were found early on Sunday morning at the Qunli mine in Nayong county in the south-western province of Guizhou.

The cause of leak is still not known and investigations into the accident are continuing.
The government warned recently that China's mining industry, the most dangerous in the world, would see more accidents as output was boosted to provide heating fuel for the winter months.
 
Accidents in China's coal mines claimed the lives of more than 3,000 men in the first ten months of 2007; an average 13 deaths a day in fires, explosions and floods, despite government efforts to improve safety.
 
In August, 181 miners died when two mines flooded in eastern Shandong province after heavy rains.

Guizhou province, one of China's poorest regions, has already reported five gas leaks and explosions since August, according to state media.
Source:
Agencies
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