Cash paid to relatives of missing China miners The families of 181 miners presumed dead after two pits were flooded in eastern China 10 days ago have each received 260 dollars in "comfort" money from local officials, state media reported. China tries to silence angry families Officials increased the pressure on the distraught families of 181 trapped miners Tuesday, deploying riot police, threats and money to silence their angry demands for answers to what caused the disaster. Outrage in China over coal mine tragedy Bosses at a Chinese coal mine where 172 workers are feared dead following a flash flood ignored warning signals, and the tragedy could have been avoided, China's official media said Tuesday.
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