October 26, 2018 2:03 PM

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Toll rises to 8 in the China coal mine accident

 <br />''The toll from a coal mine accident in eastern China rose to 8 as the bodies of five more miners were retrieved, local authorities said today. The accident happened on Saturday after a rock burst ripped through a coal mine of the Longyun Coal Mining Company Ltd in Yuncheng county of Shangdong province, leaving two dead and 22 trapped in the tunnel. <br />''<br />''<br />''Two bodies were retrieved underground early Thursday morning and three others were found in the afternoon, the rescue headquarters said. While one person has been rescued, 13 miners are still trapped inside.   <br />'' <br />''A state-run Xinhua reported only one person has been rescued. <br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Thirteen miners are still trapped and rescuers are racing against the clock to locate them from two rescue passages.</span><br />

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