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Which is the World’s worst mining disaster ?

  1. Courrieres, France

  2. Dhanbad, India

  3. Wankie, Rhodesia

  4. Honkeiko Colliery, China
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Explanation

The Honkeiko Colliery disaster in China (1942) is considered the worst mining disaster in history, with approximately 1,549 miners killed. The Courrieres disaster in France (1906) had around 1,099 deaths, while the Dhanbad disaster in India (1965) had 375+ deaths. Wankie (Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe) had around 426 deaths.

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