Northeast China floods kill 10, more rain to come BEIJING - Floods caused by heavy rains in the northeast Chinese province of Liaoning have killed at least 10 people and left 35 missing, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Tuesday. Poison Gas Kills 15 Chinese Coal Miners BEIJING - A burst of poisonous gas in a coal mine in northeast China killed 15 miners, the government said, days after the death toll in another accident rose to 141.