Death Toll in North China Mine Explosion Rises to 62

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Death Toll in North China Mine Explosion Rises to 62

Two more bodies have been recovered from the debris of a coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province, bringing the death toll from a weekend gas explosion to 62.

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Two more bodies have been recovered from the debris of a coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province, bringing the death toll from a weekend gas explosion to 62.

Ten miners are still missing, according to rescuers, who have been working around the clock since the blast occurred in the Mengnanzhuang mine in Xiaoyi city of Luliang Prefecture early Saturday afternoon.

Xiaoyi city has sent 110 officials to deal with the aftermath of the accident.

Central government and local officials are on the scene supervising rescue efforts, which are continuing.

The Shanxi provincial government ordered all coal mines in Luliang Prefecture to cease operations from Sunday, given that the blast was the third in the region to kill more than 10 people since February.

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