China mine explosion: death toll leaps to 90 after gas blast

Xi Jinping urges authorities to ‘spare no effort’ in rescue operation after blast in northern Shanxi provinceAt least 90 people have been killed in a gas explosion at a coalmine in China’s northern province of Shanxi, the country’s deadliest mining accident since at least 2009.The gas explosion occurred late on Friday at the Liushenyu coalmine in Qinyuan county, with 247 workers on duty underground, the state news agency Xinhua reported. Continue reading...