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| At least 73 miners have been killed in an explosion at a coal mine in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi. | |
| Rescue workers are at the scene in Gujiao city attempting to rescue dozens of miners who remain trapped. | Rescue workers are at the scene in Gujiao city attempting to rescue dozens of miners who remain trapped. |
| More than 400 men were at work at the time of the explosion but most managed to escape, the state-run Xinhua news agency reports. | More than 400 men were at work at the time of the explosion but most managed to escape, the state-run Xinhua news agency reports. |
| China has the world's deadliest mining industry, with 3,200 deaths reported last year. | China has the world's deadliest mining industry, with 3,200 deaths reported last year. |
| But the true figure of those killed is believed to be far higher, says the BBC's Quentin Sommerville in Beijing, as many accidents go unreported. | But the true figure of those killed is believed to be far higher, says the BBC's Quentin Sommerville in Beijing, as many accidents go unreported. |
| Illegal mining, official corruption and weak safety inspections lead to tens of thousands of accidents in Chinese mines each year, our correspondent says. | Illegal mining, official corruption and weak safety inspections lead to tens of thousands of accidents in Chinese mines each year, our correspondent says. |
| China has said safety is improving, with the official death toll from coal mining accidents falling by 15% in 2008 compared with the previous year. | China has said safety is improving, with the official death toll from coal mining accidents falling by 15% in 2008 compared with the previous year. |
| Xinhua also reported that the number of accidents had fallen by 19% to 413,700 last year. | Xinhua also reported that the number of accidents had fallen by 19% to 413,700 last year. |