The President’s telegram reads, in part:
“I express my profound condolences following the tragedy that has claimed so many lives at the mine in Hegang in Heilongjiang Province.
Please pass on my words of sincere sympathy to the victims’ families and my wishes for a speedy recovery to all injured in this accident.”
The accident at the mine belonging to state-owned coal-mining company Xinxing killed more than 100 people.