The death toll in a mine explosion in northern China this week has risen to 23, with six others missing and presumed dead, state media said Friday.
The official Xinhua News Agency said rescuers found 20 more bodies Friday afternoon at the Yaotou mine in Shaanxi province. Thirty-six miners were in the pit at the time of the gas explosion Wednesday, and only seven managed to escape, the report said.
The mine is state-owned and run by the local government, Xinhua said.
The accident was one of several at mines in China this week, according to the report. Seven miners are still trapped after a mine in neighboring …
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