China coal mines

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2 coal mines in China hit by flooding, fire this weekend.

A steel cable broke as it was pulling two carriages at a coal mine in northwest China on Tuesday, killing 20 workers and injuring 14.

A gas explosion at a coal mine in northeast China has killed 28 people.

Rescuers prepare to enter a flooded coal pit to rescue trapped workers in Hengtai coal mine on August 24, 2011 in Qitaihe, Heilongjiang, China.

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