Darkness and debris impede rescue effort at flooded Mexico mine
Mexico City, Mexico Reuters Mexican army divers were blocked by debris in their first attempt to descend deep into a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico where 10 miners have been trapped for a week, the country’s defence minister said on Thursday. The miners became trapped at a mine in the border state of Coahuila […]
Slovakia scrambles to stem polluted water that turned Slana River orange
Nizna Slana, Slovakia/Sajopuspoki, Hungary Reuters Polluted water flowing from an iron ore mine in eastern Slovakia has turned the Slana River orange, killing fish and wildlife on a long stretch before it reaches Hungary in what is fast developing into an ecological disaster. Slovak authorities say they are taking steps to reduce the amount of […]
Brazil police recommend homicide, environmental charges in Vale dam disaster
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilReuters Brazilian police have recommended multiple criminal charges against miner Vale SA and Germany’s TUV SUD for their role in a 2019 dam burst that killed 270 people and caused extensive environmental damage, according to a statement on Friday. The federal police probe, one of several parallel investigations into the incident that […]
Death toll in Russian mine tragedy jumps past 50
Moscow, RussiaReuters A gas leak in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 52 people on Thursday, Russian news agencies said, including six rescuers who were sent down to try to bring out dozens of men in what was one of Russia’s worst mining disasters since Soviet times. The regional Investigative Committee said three people, […]