29 July 2011

UKRAINE: 30 July UPDATE: Now 25 Dead In 2 Mine Accidents.

                               LINK CHANGE/ REUTERS


    An explosion in the Suhodolsky-Eastern mine in Luhansk has killed at least 18...injured 11...with 9 still missing.
    A 1992 explosion there killed 58.
    A second accident killed at least 7 miners...with 4 still missing...near Makiyivka...after some machinery collapsed.
    The Suhodolsky accident is the deadliest Ukraine mine disaster since 2007...when more than 100 people died in a nearby mine.
    Last month, a fire broke out at the mine but no injuries were reported.