A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province killed at least 82 people, local officials said Saturday, in what was the country's deadliest mining accident in recent years.

At least 90 ​people were killed in a gas explosion at a coal ‌mine in China's northern province of Shanxi, the country's deadliest mining accident since at least 2009.

Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, urged authorities to “spare no effort” ‌in ‌treating the ⁠injured and conducting search and rescue operations.