At least 10 workers dead and six missing due to an accident in a coal mine in the center of China.
As reported this Saturday by state media, the tragedy occurred yesterday at 2:55 p.m. (local time) in a mine in Pingdingshanin Henan province, China. Even until now, rescue teams continue working with search operations.
Tragedy in a mine in China: first investigations
As explained by the Xinhua news agency, “the first investigations point to a firedamp explosion“, a gas that is characteristic of some coal mines.
The truth is that safety in the mines of China has improved a lot in recent decades. However, accidents continue to happen, especially due to the difficulties in the sector and the lack of respect for protection instructions.
According to the figures, in 2022, 245 people died in 168 mine accidents. Last month, an accident at another coal mine in Heilongjiang in the northwest caused 12 dead.
In the month of September, at least 16 people killed in coal mine fire in Guizhou province, in the southwest. In February, the collapse of an open-pit coal mine in Inner Mongolia leaves 53 dead.
USA: one dead and three injured after an avalanche at a ski resort
A snow avalanche left one dead and three injured at a ski resort Palisades Tahoe, CaliforniaUSA.
The tragic moment occurred in the middle of a storm, when the snow avalanche unleashed at the ski resort near Lake Tahoe and four people were hit by it, causing the death of one of them.
According to local authorities, the avalanche was almost 46 meters wide, more than 137 meters long and about 3 meters deep.
The deceased person was identified as Kenneth Kidd, a 66-year-old Californian, while three other people were injured. According to authorities, one of them suffered leg injuries and the other two received medical treatment for injuries.
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