Monday, October 18, 2010
Anger at poor safety regulations is growing as hope fades for six more miners trapped underground.
An accident in China’s Henan province on Saturday is the first since
the miracle rescue of Chile’s Los 33, and critics are saying the
incident highlights how far China’s safety standards lag behind the
rest of the world. An astounding 2,600 miners die in China every year
according to government statistics. A gas pipe burst
in the Henan mine and caused 2,500 tonnes of coal dust to fall in on
the 276 workers below. Two hundred and thirty-nine miners made it out,
31 were killed, and a further six are still trapped underground. There
is little hope that they will be rescued. Survivors reported that the
mine’s emergency stations were filled with debris rather than safety
equipment.
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