Seven dead in mine accident in northwest China

20:52, June 15, 2020

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  Seven trapped in mine accident in northwest China

  Photos: CCTV NewsSeven people are trapped after a mining accident in northwest Chinas Shaanxi Province on Wednesday afternoon, according to local authorities.The incident occurred at 12:29 p.m. local time in Hancheng Citys Longmen Township. A total of 91 people have been rescued so far. As of Thursday, the search and rescue operation for the seven trapped miners are still underway.

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  Xi inspects Northwest China’s Ningxia

  (Video: Zhan Huilan and Zhang Qiwei; source: CCTV News)Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Monday.During the inspection, Xi went to Wuzhong City, learning about local efforts in poverty alleviation, ecological protection along the Yellow River and the work of promoting ethnic unity.Photos: Xinhua

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  Ecological environment improved in coal mining area in Tangshan City, N China's Hebei

  People visit a park reconstructed from sinkholes in a coal mining area in Guye District of Tangshan City, north China's Hebei Province, June 9, 2020. The distrist has been making continuous efforts in recent years to improve its ecological environment, which was once damaged by mining industry.Aeria