Shanxi Government

Deep in the coal heartlands of northern Shanxi province, people in Helin village are fighting a losing battle as the ground beneath them crumbles: patching up cracks, rebuilding walls and filling in sinkholes caused by decades of coal mining.

The government says one person was injured and two vehicles damaged in a series of small explosions outside offices of the ruling Communist Party.

Deep in the coal heartlands of northern Shanxi province, people in Helin village are fighting a losing battle as the ground beneath them crumbles: patching up cracks, rebuilding walls and filling in sinkholes caused by decades of coal mining.

The government says one person was injured and two vehicles damaged in a series of small explosions outside offices of the ruling Communist Party.