Beijing Concerns Over Latest China Mine Blast
China's leaders say they are making the country's coal mines safer places to work by closing small and illegal mines.
They claim that this campaign has reduced the number of coalmine deaths by nearly a half over the last four years.
But this latest accident near the city of Hegang in Heilongjiang province, where at least 87 people are known to have died, will remind them that the nation's collieries remain dangerous workplaces.
And the fact that Saturday's accident happened in a state-run mine - where safety standards are supposed to be better - will be a further worry.More;http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8372889.stm
0 comments:
Post a Comment