Relatives rush to the scene of explosion that killed 21 miners at a coal mine in Shuicheng, China

Relatives of the miners wait at the site of the accident in Shuicheng County, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, March 13, 2013. Twenty-one miners were killed and four others were missing in a coal and gas outburst Tuesday evening at Machang Coal Mine which belongs to Gemudi Company of Guizhou Water & Mining Group. Eighty-three miners were working underground when the accident took place, and 58 of them managed to get to the ground safely.

Photo taken on March 13, 2013 shows a rescuer at the site of the accident in Shuicheng County, southwest China’s Guizhou Province. <Xinhua/Ou Dongqu>