Seven inches of rain disrupts rail, air traffic in GoaOctober 2nd, 2009 PANAJI - Torrential rains since Wednesday have forced closure of Goa's Dabolim airport and disrupted train services in the state, and one person is feared drowned, officials said Friday. State Chief Secretary Sanjiv Srivastava told reporters that the army's help could be sought to rescue residents in 100-odd houses in the Canacona region in south Goa, trapped due to the flooding of the area.
China reports 9 dead, 9 missing in wake of Typhoon KoppuSeptember 17th, 2009 China reports 9 dead, 9 missing from typhoonBEIJING — Chinese state media say nine people have been killed and nine others are missing after Typhoon Koppu roared into the southern province of Guangdong. The Xinhua News Agency said in a brief report Thursday that the deaths were caused by landslides, collapsed homes and flooding caused by torrential rains.
Toll in China coalmine blast rises to 44September 10th, 2009 PINGDINGSHAN - The toll in a coalmine gas explosion in China's Henan province has risen to 44 with 35 miners still trapped underground, authorities said Thursday. The blast had taken place at about 1 a.m.
Death toll from illegal coal mine blast in China rises to 42; 37 still trapped and feared deadSeptember 8th, 2009 China mine blast death toll hits 42; 37 trappedBEIJING — The death toll from an explosion at an illegal coal mine in central China rose to 42 Wednesday with another 37 men still trapped with little hope for survival. Elsewhere in the same province, Henan, 13 workers were killed in gold mine fire sparked by the severing of electrical wires in a cave-in, the Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.
13 trapped in China gold mine fireSeptember 8th, 2009 ZHENGZHOU - A fire broke out Wednesday morning in a gold mine in central China's Henan province, trapping 13 miners including seven who had gone to rescue them, authorities said. The fire has not been brought under control, according to the city's coal mine industry bureau.
10 killed, 25 injured in Mumbai landslideSeptember 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - At least 10 people were killed and 25 injured after a landslide triggered by heavy rains hit Saki-Naka area of northeastern Mumbai, authorities said Friday morning. According to fire brigage officials, the landslide, which occurred around 11.30 p.m.
19 Slovak workers missing, 9 injured after fire and gas explosion in coal mineAugust 10th, 2009 19 Slovak workers missing after coal mine blastBRATISLAVA, Slovakia —Nineteen workers were trapped underground Monday after a fire and explosion hit a coal mine in central Slovakia, and rescue workers operating in darkness and high temperatures were struggling to reach them, officials said. Handlova mine director Peter Cicmanec said rescue workers and doctors have been sent into the mine to try to reach colleagues who were trapped as they battled a fire.
20 Slovak workers missing, 9 injured after fire and gas explosion in coal mineAugust 10th, 2009 20 Slovak workers missing after coal mine blastBRATISLAVA, Slovakia —Twenty workers were trapped underground Monday after a fire and explosion hit a coal mine in central Slovakia, and rescue workers operating in darkness and high temperatures were struggling to reach them, officials said. Handlova mine director Peter Cicmanec said rescue units, engineers and medics were trying to reach colleagues who were trapped as they battled a fire.
3 Chinese miners found alive after trapped 25 days in flooded mineJuly 13th, 2009 BEIJING — Three miners have been found alive after being trapped for 25 days in a flooded mine in southern China, a local official said Monday. The miners drank water that seeped through the earth, said Wang Guangneng, a Communist Party spokesman in the Guizhou province county of Qinglong.
Three Chinese miners found alive after surviving 25 days trapped in mineJuly 13th, 2009 Chinese miners freed after 25 daysBEIJING — Three miners have been found alive after surviving 25 days trapped in a flooded mine in southern China, a local official said Monday. The miners drank water that seeped through the earth, said Wang Guangneng, a Communist Party spokesman in the Guizhou province county of Qinglong.
Rescuers in China blast through rock to try and save 27 miners trapped by landslideJune 7th, 2009 Chinese rescuers attempt to save 27 trapped minersBEIJING — Rescuers blasted through mud and debris Sunday to try and reach 27 miners trapped after a massive landslide buried an iron ore plant and several homes in southwestern China, leaving 26 people dead and dozens missing. The landslide buried the Jiwei Mountain iron ore mine and covered its two entrances with rocks Friday while 27 miners were stuck hundreds of feet below ground, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
25 dead, 20 remain trapped after gas leak in mine in China's Chongqing cityMay 30th, 2009 25 dead after gas leak in mine in ChinaBEIJING — China's official Xinhua News Agency says 25 people have died and 20 remained trapped underground after a gas leak in a mine in south west Chongqing city. Xinhua said Saturday rescuers are trying to rescue the trapped miners.
Landslides kill 11 in southwestern China; rescuers search for 15 more missingApril 27th, 2009 Landslides in southern China kill 11; 15 missingBEIJING — A local government spokesman says two landslides in southwestern China have killed 11 people. Fifteen others are missing.
At least 96 trapped in China coal mine accidentFebruary 22nd, 2009 TAIYUN - At least 96 miners were trapped inside a coal mine following a gas blast in northern China Sunday. The accident occurred at about 2: 00 a.m.
11 killed, 96 trapped in China coal mine blastFebruary 22nd, 2009 TAIYUAN - At least 11 miners were killed and 96 trapped in a coal mine following a gas explosion in northern China Sunday, officials said. The blast occurred at 2 a.m.
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