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Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)
[Xinhua: "1st-Ld: N. China Mud-Rock Flow Death Toll Rises To 34"]
TAIYUAN, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) - Eight more deaths were reported on Tuesday morning in north China's Shanxi Province, bringing the death toll from the rain-triggered mud-rock flow that breached a pond holding water and mine tailings to 34, the local rescue headquarters said.
Another 35 were injured, including four seriously, as of 3 a.m. on Tuesday.
Five experts and more than 150 local medical personnel are treating the injured.
An initial investigation revealed the accident …