Tag Archives: China
Steel plant explosion in southern China kills 9, injures 6
GUANGZHOU, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — A large explosion ripped through a steel plant in southern China on Monday afternoon, killing nine people and injuring several others, state-run media reported. The… Read more
Death toll in NW China storm reaches 40, 18 still missing
BEIJING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — The death toll as a result of severe hail storms and torrential rains in a mountainous region in northwestern China on late Thursday afternoon has… Read more
Toxic gas traps six trespassers at abandoned mine in China
DUSHAN COUNTY, GUIZHOU, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — Rescue workers in southwestern China are searching for six villagers who entered an abandoned mine and became trapped after being poisoned by toxic… Read more
9 killed, 5 missing after mine floods in northeastern China
HEGANG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — Rescue workers on Thursday afternoon recovered the bodies of nine workers after a coal mine flooded in northeastern China a day earlier, government officials said…. Read more
11 miners trapped after coal mine floods in southwestern China
QIAOJIA TOWNSHIP, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — A coal mine flooded in southwestern China on late Thursday morning, trapping at least eleven mine workers, officials said. It follows a series of… Read more
Six missing after landslide hits village in southeastern China
LONGDEYANG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — A landslide triggered by days of heavy rain hit a remote village in southeastern China on late Tuesday afternoon, leaving at least six people missing,… Read more
Blast rips through coal mine in northern China, killing 9
BAYANNUR, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — A powerful explosion ripped through a coal mine in northern China on early Monday, killing nine miners and injuring more than a dozen others, state-run… Read more
China: 11 workers confirmed dead in Changzhi mine accident
TAIYUAN, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — Eleven workers were found dead on Monday after a coal mine was flooded in northern China late last week, the government confirmed on Tuesday. There… Read more
Nine trapped after another coal mine floods in China
CHANGZHI, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — Rescue workers are attempting to free nine mine workers who became trapped on early Friday morning when a coal mine flooded in northern China, state-run… Read more
Seventeen still trapped after northeast China mine accident
LIAOYANG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — Seventeen workers remain trapped underground after a coal mine accident in northeastern China last week, local officials said on Friday. There is little chance of… Read more
