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Death toll in coal mine collapse in China rises to 20

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Press Trust of India Beijing
Another body was today found in a collapsed coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province, raising the death toll of the accident to 20.

The underground accident occurred at around 10:10 pm Wednesday in a colliery of Anping Coal Mine Co. In Shanyin County, said a statement by Shanxi Datong Coal Mine Group, the mine's owner.

Nineteen bodies were found yesterday. State-run CCTV said there were 129 people underground when the mine caved in but the others reached safety.

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First Published: Mar 25 2016 | 5:13 PM IST

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