DEADLY MINE BLAST TRAPS DOZENS IN NORTH-EASTERN CHINA
Baku, 21 November (AZERTAC). A gas blast at a coal mine in China has killed 31 people and left 82 trapped, state media reports.
Xinhua said that 528 workers were in the mine in Heilongjiang province at the time of the blast and that rescuers were searching for those trapped.
Up to 400 other miners reportedly managed to escape the mine, in the region bordering Russia.
China`s coal mines are notoriously dangerous despite tighter government regulations aimed at upgrading safety.
Last year alone, more than 3,000 people were killed in mining accidents.
The latest blast happened on Saturday, said Xinhua.
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