Published: 20:08, November 28, 2023 | Updated: 20:25, November 28, 2023
11 dead in northeast China coal mine accident
By Xinhua

A deliveryman rides in snow in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Nov 16, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

HARBIN — Eleven people were killed in a coal mine accident that occurred Tuesday afternoon in Shuangyashan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang province, according to the mining company.

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According to an initial investigation, the accident that occurred at around 2:40 pm at the Shuangyang coal mine of Heilongjiang Longmay Shuangyashan Mining Co, Ltd was caused by rock burst.

The search and rescue work has been completed, and a further investigation into the cause of the accident is under way.