Rescuers are searching today for three miners missing after an explosion in Siberia’s coal-rich Kuzbass that killed at least 22 workers.

An explosion swept through a mine in the coal-rich Kuzbass region of Siberia today, killing at least 18 workers and leaving eight missing in the latest accident to occur in an industry plagued by dilapidated mines, ageing equipment and safety violations.

An explosion swept through a coal mine in Siberia today, killing nine workers.