All 43 miners in a colliery in southwest Pakistan that was hit by a blast at the weekend have been confirmed dead
All 43 miners in a colliery in southwest Pakistan that was hit by a blast at the weekend have been confirmed dead, officials said Tuesday, as rescuers ended their search operation. "All 43 bodies have been recovered," Iftikhar Ahmed, provincial chief inspector of mines for the insurgency-torn Baluchistan province, told AFP. "There are no survivors and the mine is being sealed," Ahmed said. President of Pakistan Mines Workers Federation Bakht Nawab confirmed the final toll. The mine in the far-flung Sorange district of the troubled southwestern province was poorly ventilated, allowing poisonous gases to accumulate and trigger blasts that led to a collapse on Sunday, officials said. The mine is run by the state-owned Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation and officials said they will launch an investigation into why the warnings to stop mining were not heeded.No Survivors in Pakistan Mine Blast
