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| Dozens dead in Ukraine mine blast | Dozens dead in Ukraine mine blast |
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| An explosion in a coal mine in Ukraine has killed at least 33 people and rescuers are trying to find about 70 who are still missing, officials said. | An explosion in a coal mine in Ukraine has killed at least 33 people and rescuers are trying to find about 70 who are still missing, officials said. |
| The blast, caused by a build-up of methane gas, occurred more than 1,000m (3,280ft) below ground in the Zasyadko mine in the eastern Donetsk region. | The blast, caused by a build-up of methane gas, occurred more than 1,000m (3,280ft) below ground in the Zasyadko mine in the eastern Donetsk region. |
| More than 450 miners were below ground when the explosion happened at 0300 (0100 GMT), emergency officials said. | More than 450 miners were below ground when the explosion happened at 0300 (0100 GMT), emergency officials said. |
| About 350 miners have been rescued - at least 20 have been taken to hospital. | About 350 miners have been rescued - at least 20 have been taken to hospital. |
| Officials say 33 bodies have been found and rescue workers are searching for more than 70 miners who are unaccounted for. | Officials say 33 bodies have been found and rescue workers are searching for more than 70 miners who are unaccounted for. |
| Dangerous mines | Dangerous mines |
| Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych is at the scene - it is one of Ukraine's worst mining disasters in several years. | Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych is at the scene - it is one of Ukraine's worst mining disasters in several years. |
| "There is a blockage at the accident site formed by a cave-in, airshafts and water channels. This is being cleared. Fire and smoke remain in section 14," he told reporters after arriving. | "There is a blockage at the accident site formed by a cave-in, airshafts and water channels. This is being cleared. Fire and smoke remain in section 14," he told reporters after arriving. |
| In pictures: Deadly blast | |
| There are reports of thick smoke in the mine shafts impeding the rescuers' progress. | There are reports of thick smoke in the mine shafts impeding the rescuers' progress. |
| Miners' family members have gathered at the site trying to find news of their men. | Miners' family members have gathered at the site trying to find news of their men. |
| The country's coal mines are among the most dangerous in the world with a high number of fatalities from accidents. | The country's coal mines are among the most dangerous in the world with a high number of fatalities from accidents. |
| One miner was killed on Saturday in a cave-in at the Lenin mine, also in the Donetsk region. | One miner was killed on Saturday in a cave-in at the Lenin mine, also in the Donetsk region. |
| A gas leak at the Zasyadko coal mine, one of Ukraine's largest, killed 13 miners and injured dozens more in September 2006. | A gas leak at the Zasyadko coal mine, one of Ukraine's largest, killed 13 miners and injured dozens more in September 2006. |
| Twenty miners were killed in an explosion at the same mine in 2002. | Twenty miners were killed in an explosion at the same mine in 2002. |
| And 80 people were killed in another explosion at the Barakova coal mine in Luhansk in 2000. | And 80 people were killed in another explosion at the Barakova coal mine in Luhansk in 2000. |