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Death toll at Siberian mine grows to 43

Published on 11/05/2010

Death toll from the explosions at the Raspadskaya coalmine in the Kemerovo region, in Russia’s Western Siberia, has grown to 43. According to the Emergencies Ministry crisis centre, 39 bodies have already been identified. 47 people are still trapped underground, and it is unknown whether they are still alive.