China mine death toll rises to 87

The death toll from a coal mine explosion in northeast China has risen to 87.
According to Chinese state media, 21 other miners still trapped underground.
Officials said hopes were fading of finding any more survivors in the country's latest coal mine disaster.
To the rescue official Zhang Fucheng, dense gas and collapsed tunnels have hampered rescue efforts.
The accident was caused yesterday by a huge underground gas explosion, which rocked the Xinxing mine in Heilongjiang near the Russian border.
A total of 528 workers in the mines at the time and hundreds of escape.
The mine's general manager and chief engineer were looted, according to Chinese media reports.
China has an appalling work safety record in the mine, with hundreds of workers die each year