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China coal mine cave-in: race to rescue miners trapped after deadly collapse

Rescue workers in eastern China are racing against the clock to save 18 coal miners trapped inside a mine after a deadly cave-in. Three miners were killed when a rock burst caused an underground tunnel to collapse at the Longyun Coal Mine in Shandong province on Saturday, October 20. A total of 334 miners were working underground at the time of the collapse. (Photo: CCTV)

October 23, 2018