New Zealand - Explosion traps miners on West Coast, Nov 2010 *found in 2021*

[kirsty]

Family are gathering outside the West Coast mine where 27 men are feared trapped at least 1500 metres underground after an explosion.


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4365223/Explosion-traps-miners-on-West-Coast

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10688716

 

[Tuffy]

Family are gathering outside the West Coast mine where 27 men are feared trapped at least 1500 metres underground after an explosion.


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4365223/Explosion-traps-miners-on-West-Coast

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10688716

Oh no! Is it just me, or does it seem like there are a lot of mine accidents recently?

 

[LadyL]

how many times is this going to happen before the gov't steps in and implements new safety laws

my thoughts are with the families

 

[kirsty]

Oh no! Is it just me, or does it seem like there are a lot of mine accidents recently?

my thoughts exactly

 

[scandi]

Family are gathering outside the West Coast mine where 27 men are feared trapped at least 1500 metres underground after an explosion.


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4365223/Explosion-traps-miners-on-West-Coast

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10688716

Thanks Kirsty, God Bless each one of them and saying prayers they can be brought up safely. xox

 

[Beyond Belief]

Oh my, prayers for the safe return of all the miners.

 

[kirsty]

Mayor says rescuers are set to enter West Coast mine where 29 men are trapped but police say more test results are needed before operation begins

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4365223/Rescuers-wait-on-final-all-clear-to-enter-mine

 

[tlcya]

praying for the miners and families.

 

[kirsty]

Pike River mine rescue remains on hold

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4368715/Pike-River-mine-rescue-remains-on-hold

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4369531/Faces-of-the-missing-miners

 

[kirsty]

Frayed nerves are snapping as the strain of the Pike River disaster takes its toll on the families of the 29 trapped miners.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4370668/Mine-disaster-The-agony-of-waiting

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4370659/Gasping-for-air-miner-inched-to-surface

 

[kirsty]

Dramatic footage of the huge Pike River explosion has been shown to miners' families, as officials warn the situation remains too dangerous to mount a rescue

Police Minister Judith Collins said that, at present, a decision had been made: "We cannot risk a rescue crew going in," she said

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pik...4374215/Mine-blast-footage-Considerable-force

 

[kirsty]

There has been a second blast at Pike River coal mine this afternoon.

3 News understands Superintendent Gary Knowles confirmed the explosion, saying the operation to locate the 29 miners has now moved into a recovery phase.

http://www.3news.co.nz/Pike-River-Second-explosion-in-mine/tabid/423/articleID/187811/Default.aspx

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pike-river-mine-explosion/4381393/Second-mine-blast-no-survivors

 

[Tuffy]

Oh, that's terrible news. They don't expect anyone to have survived. I looked at slide show of the men who are trapped, and now presumed dead.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/lightbox/national/pike-river-mine-explosion/4369633?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=645&width=635

It's very sad. The youngest had just turned seventeen. I feel so badly for their families.

Seems to be hitting everyone involved pretty hard. Grey District mayor Tony Kokshoorn broke down as he left the family briefing.

 

[daisy7]

Just got the below CNN alert via e-mail:

-- The 29 workers trapped after an explosion Friday in a New Zealand mine are confirmed dead, a police official says.

 

[kirsty]

Just got the below CNN alert via e-mail:

-- The 29 workers trapped after an explosion Friday in a New Zealand mine are confirmed dead, a police official says.

Well, they arn't confirmed dead yet, dont they need bodies? but it doesnt look good

 

[aimeli]

so sad my heart breaks for all the relatives

 

[kirsty]

There has been a third explosion at Pike River mine this afternoon - almost exactly a week to the minute of first blast which trapped 29 miners.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4392230/Pike-River-disaster-another-explosion-at-mine

 

[YaYa_521]

Pike River mine re-entry: Retrieving human remains possible, says recovery boss
1 October 2020

The chances of a recovery team finding human remains have gone from unlikely to possible in a critical area of the Pike River Mine.

PRRA chief executive Dave Gawn says it is now possible that evidence of the miners could be found.

He says they're more optimistic because they're learning more about the blast, including its direction and effect on a confined space.

 

[LadyL]

can't believe it's been 10 years

 

[JerseyGirl]

New Zealand police find human remains in disaster-stricken mine after 11 years