Death toll climbs to 19 in coal mine explosion in SW China (1/3)

Rescuers carry an injured miner to an ambulance after a coal mine explosion in Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in Panzhihua City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 30, 2012. The death toll in a gas explosion that occurred Wednesday afternoon at the coal mine has climbed to 19 and 28 others remain missing. A total of 154 miners were working underground at the Xiaojiawan Coal Mine when the blast occurred. (Xinhua)