10 Dead After Explosions at Chinese Mine

Members of a rescue team work at the site of a gold mine explosion where 22 miners are trapped underground in Qixia, in eastern China's Shandong province, on Jan. 20, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images

Ten miners are confirmed to have died in explosions at a gold mine in China.

A total of 22 miners working about 600 meters (2,000 feet) underground were trapped after an explosion on Jan. 10 at the Hushan mine in Qixia, a major gold-producing region in China’s coastal Shandong province.