16 dead in China mine collapse
A coal mine shaft has collapsed in north-west China, killing 16 miners, officials said.
Another 11 were injured in the disaster in Tiechanggou township, outside the Xinjiang regional capital of Urumqi.
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SUBSCRIBEA coal mine shaft has collapsed in north-west China, killing 16 miners, officials said.
Another 11 were injured in the disaster in Tiechanggou township, outside the Xinjiang regional capital of Urumqi.
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