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Saturday, September 30, 2000, updated at 11:36(GMT+8)
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Death Toll of SW China Coalmine Explosion Rising to 88

At press time, 88 miners have been confirmed dead and 73 others remain missing at the gas explosion that occurred on Wednesday in a coalmine in Guizhou Province, southwest China.

The explosion took place at 8:38 pm at the Muchonggou Mine of the Shuicheng Coalmines, with 244 people still working underground.

According to reports reaching Friday, 83 of the stranded miners have been lifted above ground, and the rest are yet to be rescued.

The State Economic and Trade Commission has sent a work team, headed by minister Sheng Huaren, to organize rescue efforts at the site.

Early Friday morning, officials from the State Council and Guizhou Province had also gone to the site to direct rescue work.






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At press time, 88 miners have been confirmed dead and 73 others remain missing at the gas explosion that occurred on Wednesday in a coalmine in Guizhou Province, southwest China.

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