Accidents at coal mines kill 2,900 this year – Shanghai Daily

From Shanghai Daily:

It’s been another deadly year so far for China’s coal miners – though not as deadly as 2005.

And for officials who invested in coal mines and colluded with owners to ignore safety violations, the first eight months of 2006 have put hundreds under investigation.

Mine accidents in China killed 2,900 people from January through August, 26 percent fewer than the same period last year, the State Administration of Work Safety reported yesterday….[Full Text]

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