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Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2010 Rescuers recovered a total of three bodies at a coal mine in northern China, bringing the death toll from a massive flood to 28, state media reported Saturday. Ten people still remained unaccounted for at the huge, unfinished Wangjialing mine in Shanxi province, 13 days after it was flooded in the latest high-profile incident to hit China's notoriously dangerous mining sector. The flood left 153 workers trapped underground, but 115 were rescued alive on Monday in what officials dubbed a "miracle." Rescuers were still searching for the missing, the official Xinhua news agency said, despite the risk of gas explosions and further floods. Safety concerns are largely ignored in China's mines in the rush to satisfy a surging demand for coal -- the source of about 70 percent of the country's energy. The flood is the latest deadly accident to embarrass the government, which has responded to disasters in recent years with a much-touted campaign to improve safety and shut dangerous mines. More than 2,600 miners were killed in China last year, according to government figures, although labour activists say the actual numbers are probably far higher.
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China mine death toll rises as hopes fade for survivorsBeijing (AFP) April 9, 2010 The death toll from a massive flood at a Chinese coal mine rose to 25 on Friday, state media reported, as rescue efforts pressed on despite fading hopes of finding any more survivors. Thirteen people were still missing underground at the huge unfinished Wangjialing mine in the northern province of Shanxi, 12 days after it was flooded in yet another accident in China's dangerous mining sector ... read more |
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