Methane Mayhem in Pakistan's Coal Mines A methane gas explosion at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan has claimed the lives of 34 miners, highlighting the country's woeful safety record in the industry.
The tragedy is all too familiar in Balochistan, where poverty and unemployment have created a desperate reliance on coal mining as a livelihood.
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority's rescue attempt was ultimately unsuccessful, with only two bodies remaining to be recovered from the mine on the outskirts of Quetta, the provincial capital.