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Steel plant explosion in southern China kills 9, injures 6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 »