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Sunday, 18 November 2007, 17:31 GMT

In pictures: Ukrainian mine blast

A rescuer prepares to go down to the Zasyadko mine 18 November 2007

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A methane explosion at the Zasyadko mine in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine has left dozens dead.

A miner's relative cries at the Zasyadko mine, 18 November 2007

A miner's relative cries at the Zasyadko mine, 18 November 2007

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Distraught relatives have gathered to wait for news of their loved ones.

Relatives scan lists of those killed in a blast at the Zasyadko mine in Ukraine, 18 November 2007

Relatives scan lists of those killed in a blast at the Zasyadko mine in Ukraine, 18 November 2007

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Some scanned lists of the names of victims.

A doctor comforts the relative of a miner killed in a blast at the Zasyadko mine, Ukraine, on 18 November 2007

A doctor comforts the relative of a miner killed in a blast at the Zasyadko mine, Ukraine, on 18 November 2007

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Medics were on hand to comfort relatives.

A rescued miner lies inside a pressure chamber in hospital in Donetsk, 18 November

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Some of the miners who survived the explosion are in hospital, being treated in pressure chambers.

A rescuer proceeds to the Zasyadko mine, 18 November 2007

A rescuer proceeds to the Zasyadko mine, 18 November 2007

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Rescuers continue to search for miners who remain missing underground.

The entrance to the Zasyadko mine, 18 November 2007

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Ukraine's coal mines are among the most dangerous in the world. A gas leak in September 2006 - also at the Zasyadko mine - killed 13 miners and injured dozens more.

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