Coal mine accident kills 22 in SW China (1/2)

Photo taken on June 4, 2014 shows the pithead of the coal mine in which an accident claimed 22 lives in Chongqing, southwest China. Twenty-two people are confirmed dead in a gas incident which happened at 5:40 pm Tuesday at the Yanshitai Coal Mine in Wansheng District. Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of all the missing miners, the authorities said. A total of 28 miners were working down the shaft at the time of the accident. Six of them managed to escape, with two injured in the process. The coal mine belongs to the state-owned Nantong Mining Co., Ltd, which is the largest coal producer in Chongqing. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)