According to official media on Saturday, the number of fatalities from an explosion at a coal mine in northern China has increased dramatically once more to 82.According to state broadcaster CCTV, "reporters learned from the scene of the gas explosion at the Liushenyu Coal Mine... that the accident has resulted in 82 deaths and nine people missing."
According to Chinese news agency Xinhua, President Xi Jinping called for "all-out efforts" to treat the injured and demanded in-depth investigations into the incident.
He "emphasised that all regions and departments must draw lessons from this accident, remain constantly vigilant regarding workplace safety... and resolutely prevent and curb the occurrence of major and catastrophic accidents".

According to Xinhua, rescue operations were still underway.
The highly poisonous, odourless gas carbon monoxide has "exceeded limits" at the mine, according to a previous Xinhua article.
According to the previous report, several of those trapped underground were in "critical condition."
China's capital for coal mining is Shanxi, one of the poorer regions.
Although the nation's mine safety has improved over the past few decades, accidents continue to happen frequently in a sector where safety regulations are frequently disregarded.
Despite developing renewable energy infrastructure at an unprecedented rate, China is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases and the world's largest consumer of coal.