New Zealand miners' recovery could take months, says PM (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key has warned it may take months to recover the bodies of 29 men killed in an accident at the Pike River mine.

Speaking in Greymouth on the South Island, near the coal mine, he promised an investigation into the accident, saying the nation "needs answers".

The men were trapped last week and declared dead on Wednesday after a second explosion.

Messages of condolences have poured in from around the world.

Flags have been flying at half-mast and people have been gathering in churches across New Zealand for special services to mourn the 29 miners.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11835565

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

1. What's with all the Mine accidents this year?

:shrug:

[GliderGuider]

2. They happen every year. We're just noticing them because of Chile. nt

[joshcryer]

3. Yep. We'll forget about them in due course.

[Nihil]

4. Agreed.

They'll become just another part of the invisible cost for fossil fuel
(rather like all the innocent blood shed for oil in Iraq and the countless
innocent deaths for natural gas in Afghanistan).

Brush it under the carpet and look at the next shiny thing that turns up ...