70 confirmed dead in tin mine disaster

More than 70 miners have been killed in a south China tin mine that flooded, the Communist Party’s leading newspaper confirmed today, after days of official denials.

70 confirmed dead in tin mine disaster
Sat, 04 Aug, 2001 - 20:13

More than 70 miners have been killed in a south China tin mine that flooded, the Communist Party’s leading newspaper confirmed today, after days of official denials.

People’s Daily also confirmed that efforts were made to cover up the accident last month. A government minister was dispatched to Guangxi province Friday to investigate.

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