Illegal mine collapses in China, killing five just days after Shanxi disaster

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An illegal mining operation in Yunnan province, China, suffered a fatal mine shaft collapse killing five and injuring one. This accident follows closely after a deadly mining disaster in Shanxi province that caused at least 82 deaths, marking the worst such event since 2009.

BEIJING, May 31 - A mine shaft collapse during an illegal mining operation in China's southwestern Yunnan province killed five people and injured one, state media reported, days after the country's deadliest mining accident since 2009 left at least 82 dead.