Death toll rises to at least 34 after blast at Pakistan coal mine complex

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An explosion at a coal mine complex in Pakistan's Balochistan led to at least 34 deaths, with 36 people trapped in the collapsed section. Balochistan's minister for mines confirmed the casualty numbers during the ongoing rescue operations.

Shoaib Nosherwani, Balochistan’s minister for mines and mineral development, earlier told Reuters that 36 ​people were in the collapsed part ​of the complex at the time of the explosion.