14 dead in coal mine accident in China’s Guizhou

GUIYANG - Fourteen trapped people were confirmed dead following a coal mine accident in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, the local authority said Sunday. The accident occurred at about 8:40 a.m. on Feb. 25 due to the collapse of a mine shaft roof at Sanhe Shunxun coal mine in Zhenfeng County, Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qianxinan, according to the rescue headquarters. Rescue work finished on Sunday noon as bodies of the trapped workers had been retrieved.

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