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China: Coal and gas outburst in coal mine leaves 8 missing

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 07 Jun 2021

China: Coal and gas outburst in coal mine leaves 8 missing

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Harbin: A coal and gas outburst in a coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has left eight miners missing, media reports said on Sunday.

The accident happened around 12:07 p.m. on Saturday at a coal mine operated by the Longmay Mining Holding Group Co. Ltd. in Jixi City, reports Xinhua news agency.

Search and rescue operation was taking place till the last report came in.