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State media on Saturday initially reported there were 247 people on duty underground and that the majority were brought out safely with only eight deaths.
It did not explain why the death toll has jumped.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for a thorough investigation and said those responsible should be held accountable.
China has a history of industrial accidents, but it has reduced the number in recent years with stricter rules and safer practices.
Shanxi province is known as China's main coal mining province.
It produces almost a third of China's coal each year.
Jennifer Pak, NPR News, Shanghai.
The gas explosion happened after 7 p.m.
on Friday at a coal mine in northern China's Shanxi province.
State media on Saturday initially reported there were 247 people on duty underground.
and that the majority were brought out safely with only eight deaths.
It did not explain why the death toll has jumped.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for a thorough investigation and said those responsible should be held accountable.
China has a history of industrial accidents, but it has reduced the number in recent years with stricter rules and safer practices.
Shanxi province is known as China's main coal mining province.
It produces almost a third of China's coal each year.
Jennifer Pak, NPR News, Shanghai.
President Putin had a welcoming ceremony that included a military marching band, a cannon salute, smiling children waving Chinese and Russian flags, the same pageantry President Trump received just days ago at the Great Hall of the People.
During Putin's meeting with the Chinese leader,
Xi said the global situation is fluid and turbulent, according to state-run Xinhua news agency.