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- At least 11 miners died after a coal mine explosion in Sorange, Balochistan, government mine inspector Ghani Baloch said.
- Officials said 36 people were inside the collapsed section when the blast occurred.
- Twenty-eight miners remained unaccounted for late Thursday as rescuers searched about 4,000 feet underground, chief inspector Muhammad Atif said.
- Rescue teams, supported by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority and other emergency responders, continued searching for survivors.
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Rescue operations continued late Thursday for 28 missing miners after 11 bodies were recovered from the collapsed mine section.
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