A man loads coal on to a cart in Shaanxi province, where 21 miners have died after a mine roof collapsed ReutersThe accident is the deadliest reported so far this year in China’s coal industryA coal mine roof collapse in northwest China’s Shaanxi province killed 21 miners on Saturday, the state-run People’s Daily reported on Sunday. The accident is the deadliest reported so far this year in China’s coal industry, known for its poor safety record. Sixty-six miners were rescued but 21 were trapped underground, it reported. Nineteen of the miners were confirmed dead at first while a search continued for the two missing miners; however, they were later found dead. On Sunday, the Xinhua News Agency said that Shanxi province, which borders Shaanxi, would also carry out inspections at high-risk coal mines.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 13, 2019 03:00 UTC