Mine explosion in Balochistan

Published March 21, 2011
Pakistani soldiers stand guard in front of a tunnel during a rescue operation.- AFP Photo
Pakistani soldiers stand guard in front of a tunnel during a rescue operation.- AFP Photo
Rescue workers retrieve the body of one of the miners who was killed.- Reuters Photo
Rescue workers retrieve the body of one of the miners who was killed.- Reuters Photo
Pakistani rescue miners gather in front of a tunnel at the mine.- AFP Photo
Pakistani rescue miners gather in front of a tunnel at the mine.- AFP Photo
Relatives of a mine worker sit next his body, who was killed in the explosion.- AP Photo
Relatives of a mine worker sit next his body, who was killed in the explosion.- AP Photo
Pakistani miners emerge from a tunnel during the rescue operation at the coal mine.- AFP Photo
Pakistani miners emerge from a tunnel during the rescue operation at the coal mine.- AFP Photo
Mine workers and residents gather outside the coal mine.- AP Photo
Mine workers and residents gather outside the coal mine.- AP Photo

A methane gas explosion in a coal mine in the Sorrange area, near Quetta, Balochistan, killed 45 miners while some others are still believed to be trapped underground. Officials on Monday stated that it needed a “miracle” to find any survivors. The mine, located in the far-flung Sorrange region of the troubled southwestern province, was poorly ventilated, allowing poisonous gases to accumulate and trigger blasts which led to the collapse on Sunday, officials said.

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