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Thursday, 24 October, 2002, 09:02 GMT 10:02 UK
Rescuers seek missing Chinese miners
Rescue workers in northern China are digging through debris to try to reach nearly 30 coal miners missing after an explosion underground.

Fifteen bodies have been recovered and another 21 miners rescued.

The accident occurred in a mine in Luliang, in Shanxi province.

Mining accidents are common in China, with several thousand people killed each year.

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