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A rescuer stops people from approaching the entrance to the coal mine. (Source: Reuters)
At least 10 people have been killed and 40 others missing in two separate accidents at coal mines in China, state media reported on Wednesday.
Ten people were killed in a gas outburst at a coal mine in southwest China’s Guizhou Province last night, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The explosion took place at the coal mine in Louxia Township of Pu’an County.
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Rescue operations are underway and authorities looking into the cause of the accident, the report said.
In another incident, around 40 people were listed missing after a landslide swept through the living quarters of a mine company in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province.
The accident took place shortly after last midnight, local officials said.
Rescue efforts were underway to locate them.
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