Coal Miners

Coal Miners

A shearer is pictured at an underground coal mine in China's Shaanxi province in April 2023. Photo: REUTERS

At least 90 dead in China's worst coal mine disaster in over 16 years

The gas explosion occurred late on Friday at the Liushenyu ​coal mine in Qinyuan county, with 247 workers on duty ​underground, state media Xinhua reported.

As the reserve of coal is dwindling at the Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited, many local workers are living with uncertainty about future livelihoods. Photo credit: Mumit M

As Bangladesh's oldest mine runs out of coal, its miners are running out of luck