Body of 46th victim from Kazakh mine fire recovered, 30 October 2023

The body of a 46th victim from a coal mine fire in the central Qaraghandy region has been recovered, according to the HOLA news agency. Some 252 people were underground at the Kostenko mine when the fire struck in the early hours of October 28, said the operating company ArcelorMittal, the world’s second-largest steel producer. Of those, 206 came to the surface on their own. DNA testing is under way to determine the identities of the bodies found in the deadliest such accident in the country’s post-Soviet history