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| Safety Still an Issue at Chinese Mines |
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| Mine accidents in China killed 2,900 people in the first eight
months of 2006, 26 percent fewer than the same period in 2005, according to
the State Administration of Work Safety. |
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A nurse feeds food to Ye Decheng, one of the six miners rescued from an
iron ore mine flood, at a hospital in Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,
yesterday. The six are in stable condition, doctors said. Rescuers were trying
to reach 29 other men trapped in the Haolaigou mine last night.—Xinhua |
Latest Report
Mine owner surrenders after fatal site attack (22/1 09:43)
A coal mine owner suspected of ordering a gang of thugs to beat up a
newspaper employee, which led to his death, is reportedly in police custody in
northern China.
Five miners survive flood (20/1 15:26)
At least five miners have been found alive in a flooded mine near Baotou,
in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, as rescuers try to locate 24
of their trapped comrades, rescue headquarters reported.
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