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NZ Mine explosion

Posted: 23rd Nov, '10, 22:18
by daffodil
This is not sounding too positive, still no communication with the miners since Friday.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010 ... 074431.htm

Re: NZ Mine explosion

Posted: 24th Nov, '10, 12:21
by Possum
It is not looking good for them at all :(

Re: NZ Mine explosion

Posted: 24th Nov, '10, 13:20
by daffodil
It appears a second blast has ended the chance of a rescue mission :(

http://www.smh.com.au/world/new-blast-a ... 1862p.html

Re: NZ Mine explosion

Posted: 24th Nov, '10, 13:37
by Lili Von Shtupp
Very sad.

Re: NZ Mine explosion

Posted: 24th Nov, '10, 14:15
by Possum
One celebrated his 17th birthday the day before, another was getting married in December, another was about to become a father…..
Life is so unpredictable that those of us who don’t know them personally, while feeling sad for both the men and those left with memories, can take a life lesson from it. Don’t sweat the small stuff, don’t always take the sensible road and remember to stop to smell the roses occasionally.

Re: NZ Mine explosion

Posted: 24th Nov, '10, 14:51
by T2K
News like this would hardly be news in China (thousands of mine deaths per year), but in NZ, with much more strict safety rules, it's a quote a shock. Not all mine incidents have happy endings like in Chile, in fact that was probably the exception. Sad.