Coal mine gas explosion in China kills 90
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By Colleen Howe BEIJING, May 26 (Reuters) - After prices for Chinese coking coal soared to two-week highs following the country's worst mining tragedy in more than a decade, analysts expect the incident will put pressure on coal supplies during the summer when demand usually spikes.
On China's tightly-controlled internet, people are calling for justice and questioning how this happened.
A gas explosion at a coal mine in Shanxi, China, has killed at least 82 people. That's according to local officials.
BEIJING, May 24 (Reuters) - The chaos in the aftermath of China's worst mine disaster in 17 years led to a revision in the death toll to 82 killed, local officials said at a press conference late on Saturday.