Authorities in China confirmed on Sunday that 14 coal workers trapped in a mine for 10 days are dead.
A mine shaft roof collapsed at the Sanhe Shunxun coal mine in Zhenfeng County on Feb. 25 in the Buyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qianxinan, the state-owned Xinhua News Agency stated Sunday. The bodies of the 14 workers trapped in the mine shaft were retrieved on Sunday.
Further investigation into what caused the accident is underway, the outlet reported.
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China is the world’s largest energy consumer and the biggest consumer of coal, responsible for 27% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions in recent years. U.S. officials said in Dec. 2021 that China needs to step up its carbon reduction plans, as the country has shown no interest in moving up its timeline to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2060 or for its carbon emissions to peak by 2030.
