Mining Saturday, 05.11.2011, 11:32
Mining accidents in China: A few thousand Chinese miners die each
year. In China, 45 miners for nearly two days after a serious mine
accident are alive again come to light. They were trapped underground
for 40 hours. Eight miners died in the collapse in the Qianqiu mine in
Sanmenxia (Henan Province) on Thursday killed.
Rescue crews were able to recover the trapped miners from a 780 meter
deep shaft. Under blankets lying on stretchers or on its own feet the
miners came back to light, as seen on TV was.
Some miners seemed visibly exhausted, had to be supported under the
arms as they left the pit of helpers. Happy about their rescue some
waved to the rescue teams and journalists, as the official news agency
Xinhua reported. To some workers, who endure since the accident in the
dark were needed to protect against the sudden light of day, they were
blindfolded.
