China coal mine blast kills 10

The blast occurred on Sunday evening in Guizhou province, a local official who refused to be named. There was a blast. Ten people died and one was injured, he said.Chinas coal mines -- which have a notoriously poor safety record -- have been hit by a series of accidents in recent months. Last month, a coal mine flood in the same province killed 23 workers.Last year, 2,433 people died in coal mine accidents in China, according to official statistics -- a rate of more than six workers per day.Labour rights groups, however, say the actual death toll is likely much higher, partly due to under-reporting of accidents as mine bosses seek to limit their economic losses and avoid punishment.