China: Coal mine collapse kills 21 workers

- Accident happened on Saturday afternoon in northwest Shaanxi Province at Lijiagou coal mine

At least 21 miners were killed after a coal mine collapsed in northwest China, with two trapped miners found dead on Sunday morning.

The accident happened on Saturday afternoon in northwest Shaanxi Province at the Lijiagou coal mine, reported Xinhua News Agency.

A total of 87 people were working underground in the mine at the time of the accident, 66 of them were managed to be rescued after the accident.

An investigation were launched to find the cause of the accident.

By Fuat Kabakci in Beijing

Anadolu Agency

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