 | Missing miner Zhao Jianhua's mother grieves at her home outside the Dongfeng Colliery in Qitaihe city in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang Nov 30 2005. China's central government has angrily blamed managers of a northeastern mine for a huge explosion that killed at least 150 people, saying obvious signs of danger emerged days before the blast. click to open  |
 | Missing miner Zhao Jianhua's wife grieves at her home outside the Dongfeng Colliery in Qitaihe city in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang Nov 30 2005. China's central government has angrily blamed managers of a northeastern mine for a huge explosion that killed at least 150 people, saying obvious signs of danger emerged days before the blast. click to open |
 | Local policemen stand guard at the entrance of the blasted mine at the Dongfeng Colliery in Qitaihe city in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang Nov 30 2005. China's central government has angrily blamed managers of a northeastern mine for a huge explosion that killed at least 150 people, saying obvious signs of danger emerged days before the blast. click to open |
 | Zhang Xianchen, left, the older brother of dead coal miner Zhang Xianhe, mourns his death with his cousin, center, and uncle, right, in the family home hours after learning of his death in Qitaihe, in China's northeast Heilongjiang province Tuesday Nov. 29, 2005. Zhang, 23, who had worked in the mine since he was 17, was one of at least 148 miners killed in an explosion in the Dongfeng coal mine Sunday. click to open |
 | Chinese paramilitary police officers carry in food supplies for rescue workers at the Dongfeng Coal mine in Qitaihe, in China's northeast Heilongjiang province Tuesday Nov. 29, 2005. Rescue efforts continued Tuesday for the last three missing miners after an explosion in the mine Sunday killed at least 148 people. click to open |
 | Relatives accompany the wife (C) of a dead miner at the Dongfeng coal mine in Qitaihe city in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang. The death toll from one of China's biggest mining disasters in recent years has neared 150, as angry relatives of the victims blamed the state-run mine's management for ignoring safety standards. click to open |
 | Rescue workers take a break at the Dongfeng Coal mine in Qitaihe, in China's northeast Heilongjiang province Tuesday Nov. 29, 2005. Rescue efforts continued Tuesday for the last three missing miners after an explosion in the mine Sunday killed at least 148 people. click to open |
 | A ground of Dongfeng Coal Mine run by the Qitaihe branch of the Longmei Mining (Group) Co., Ltd. caved in following an explosion in Qitaihe City of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Monday, Nov 28, 2005. Coal dust caught fire in a mine in northeast China, sparking an explosion that killed at least 68 people and left 79 missing, the government said Monday, as the country's leadership called for tighter work safety measures. click to open |
 | Police guard the road leading to the Dongfeng Coal mine in Qitaihe, in China's northeast Heilongjiang province Monday Nov. 28, 2005. Police were blocking entry to the mine, where an explosion Sunday killed at least 68 people and left 79 missing. click to open |
 | Police vans are seen at the entrance to the Dongfeng Coal mine in Qitaihe, in China's northeast Heilongjiang province Monday Nov. 28, 2005. Police were blocking entry to the mine, where an explosion Sunday killed at least 68 people and left 79 missing. click to open |
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