- Public outrage is intensifying in China following a deadly coal-mine explosion at the Liushenyu site in Shanxi province, which killed at least 82 people and injured over 120.
- Authorities said preliminary findings showed the mine operator, Tongzhou Group, had committed “serious illegal violations.”
- Social media users were angered by allegations that some workers lacked mandatory tracking devices, making rescue operations in the aftermath of the blast more difficult.
- President Xi Jinping ordered a “tough and uncompromising” investigation, with officials vowing severe punishment for those responsible.
- The mining accident was China’s deadliest since 2009, when 108 people died from a gas explosion at the Xinxing mine in Heilongjiang province.
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