China mine blast death toll rises to 90 after gas blast

Xi Jinping urges authorities to ‘spare no effort’ in rescue operation after explosion in northern Shanxi provinceAt least 90 people have been killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi province, in the country’s worst mining disaster in 17 years.The explosion happened on Friday evening at 7.29pm local time (12.29 BST) while 247 workers were underground at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan county, state media agency Xinhua reported. Continue reading...