Death Toll in Mine Explosion Rises to 122
Rescuers pulled more bodies from a coal mine in central China, raising the confirmed death toll from a massive gas explosion to 122, with 26 miners still missing, the government said.
Rescuers were still searching for survivors in the Oct. 20 blast in the Daping Mine near the city of Zhengzhou, though the government has said there is little chance of finding survivors.
The toll makes the explosion China’s deadliest mine accident since 2000, when a blast killed 162 people in a coal mine in the southern province of Guizhou.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
