### [2026-07-30](/feed/2026/07/30/index.md)

##### Methane
# At least 34 miners are killed and more are reported missing after a methane gas explosion at a coal mine near Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. 




### Sources:

1. [Arab News](https://www.arabnews.com/node/2652889/amp)

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