Chinese rescuers find miners' bodies

Rescuers have found 60 bodies of miners killed in a weekend explosion at a coal mine in northern China and 12 others are missing, the official Xinhua News Agency has said.

Rescuers have found 60 bodies of miners killed in a weekend explosion at a coal mine in northern China and 12 others are missing, the official Xinhua News Agency has said.

Four miners have been rescued from the mine in Xiaoyi, a city in Shanxi province, Xinhua said.

More than 100 rescuers have been working around the clock searching the mine.

Today, team members dressed in orange jumpsuits were shown on state television news carrying respirators and preparing to descend into the mine.

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