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This photo, taken with a mobile phone on 23 May 2026 shows a scene at the rescue site of the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County, Changzhi City, north China's Shanxi Province.
The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China's Shanxi province has jumped to 90, state media CCTV reported on Saturday.
The gas explosion occurred late on Friday (local time) at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan county, with 247 workers on duty underground, Xinhua reported earlier in the day.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for authorities to "spare no effort" in treating the injured and conducting search and rescue operations, while ordering a thorough investigation into the cause of the accident and strict accountability in accordance with the law, according to Xinhua.
