At least 68 miners have been killed
and 79 are missing after a large
explosion at a state-owned colliery
in China.
The blast happened on Sunday night
when 221 miners were underground.
So far 74 workers have been helped
to safety.
Rescue efforts are continuing
to try and free those who remain
trapped in the Dongfeng mine near
Qitaihe city, in the Heilongjiang
province.
China's mines are considered very
dangerous. This year 3,000 people
have already died in mining accidents.
It's believed this accident was
caused by an explosion of coal-dust,
which broke the ventilation systems
in the pit.
Officials at the rescue headquarters
said it was possible that more
trapped miners could still be
pulled out alive.
