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PM Expresses Grief over Coal Mine Accident in China, Conveys Condolences to Prez Xi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over a deadly coal mine accident in Shanxi Province, China, and conveyed condolences to President Xi Jinping and the Chinese people.
A gas explosion at the Liushenyu Coal Mine killed 90 miners, with 123 survivors undergoing hospital treatment, nine miners remaining missing, and rescue efforts continuing.
President Xi Jinping ordered comprehensive rescue operations, a thorough investigation into the cause, enforcement of accountability, and strengthened workplace safety measures to prevent similar disasters in the future.
Shanxi Province is China’s largest coal-producing region, and mining accidents remain common despite government efforts to improve safety standards; this incident is one of the deadliest mining disasters in recent years.
The Government of Nicaragua conveyed its solidarity to President Xi Jinping and expressed its brotherhood with the families of the dozens of workers who died.