Statistics show that China’s coal mines are the deadliest in the world – with accidents killing 2,631 miners there last year. Therefore, it came as little surprise when 153 of them were trapped in a flooded mine two weeks ago. Miraculously, 115 have been rescued, but 33 remain unaccounted for (and must be presumed dead).… Read more.
Coal mine tragedies (in China and the US)
Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 5:32 AM