Chinese rescue workers searched for dozens of people believed to be trapped by a massive landslide in the southwest city of Chongqing on Saturday, a state-run news agency reported. Rescuers said about 80 people were buried in debris from the …
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Trapped Chinese miners freed after flood
Thirty-two of 34 workers trapped in the flooding of a central China mine have been rescued, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported Tuesday. One worker died, and the last was missing, Xinhua said. The rescued workers were rushed to a …
36 dead in two mine accidents
BEIJING, China (AP) — Chinese state media say at least 36 people have been killed in two mine accidents. The official Xinhua News Agency said Sunday that 31 people were killed and nine others were missing after a gas explosion …