Montag, 14. Januar 2008

Chinese coal mine accidents kill 3,786 last year, down 20.2%

Chinese coal mine accidents kill 3,786 last year, down 20.2% - People's Daily Online:

"China reported a 20.2 percent decrease in the number of fatalities caused by coal mine accidents in 2007.

The country's safety watchdog said Saturday that 3,786 people were killed in coal mine accidents last year.

'It is the second consecutive year for the country to report a 20-percent fall in coal mine accident fatalities,' Li Yizhong, head of the State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS), said at a national work safety meeting in Beijing."

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