At least 38 people were killed in two separate Chinese coal mine blasts this week, according to death tolls reported by state media Saturday. One blast occurred late Tuesday at a private mine in Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang province, trapping 22 workers, Xinhua news agency said. Rescue efforts were hampered by debris from the blast in some of the tunnels, according to an earlier report. In a separate incident, a mine in Inner Mongolia was struck by an explosion that left at least 17 dead, according to figures from local authorities. Read more | 13 dead, 20 missing in China coal mine blast

Source: Hindustan Times December 03, 2016 11:24 UTC