NZ Mine explosion

daffodil · Post by **daffodil** » 23rd Nov, '10, 22:18

This is not sounding too positive, still no communication with the miners since Friday.

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

Possum · Post by **Possum** » 24th Nov, '10, 12:21

It is not looking good for them at all

daffodil · Post by **daffodil** » 24th Nov, '10, 13:20

It appears a second blast has ended the chance of a rescue mission

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

Lili Von Shtupp · Post by **Lili Von Shtupp** » 24th Nov, '10, 13:37

Very sad.

Possum · Post by **Possum** » 24th Nov, '10, 14:15

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.

T2K · Post by **T2K** » 24th Nov, '10, 14:51

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.

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