Death toll rises to 16 in southwest China coal, gas outburst

Aerial photo taken on Dec. 18, 2019 shows rescue vehicles near the coal mine where a coal and gas outburst happened in Anlong County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Sixteen miners were killed after a coal and gas outburst happened at the coal mine in Guizhou early Tuesday, local authorities said on Wednesday. Rescue work has ended and investigation is underway. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)