Published on May 11, 2010 by Technology Slice
Russian Mine Death Toll Rises to 47 – The death toll from a Siberian coal mine disaster at the weekend rose to 47 on Tuesday and dozens of workers were still missing in a maze of tunnels threatened by flooding, emergency officials said. Putin then walked above the Raspadskaya mine, where emergency workers used heavy [...]
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Published on February 8, 2010 by Technology Slice
There were fears up to 250 may have been injured in the blast at a gas-fired power plant in Connecticut. Two people were confirmed dead last night but rescuers were continuing to comb the wreckage of the plant, which is owned by Kleen Energy Systems. At least four of the injured were in a critical [...]
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Published on January 27, 2010 by Technology Slice
US troops rescued the man from the ruins of a building in the centre of the city, and he was taken to hospital. It is not yet clear if he became trapped in the initial quake, or during one of the many aftershocks since then. The rescue comes 14 days after the 7.0-magnitude quake, which [...]
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