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    At least 35 Die in Train Crash in China

    Posted by barb On July - 25 - 2011

    On July 23rd, as a train was traveling from Hangzhou to Wezhou, it crashed into a standing train located in the eastern province of Zheijang,

    The train was traveling at a high speed. At least 35 people died in the accident while another 190 were wounded.

    It happened on a bridge close to the city of Wenzhou. Two of the carriage cars went off the side of the bridge to the ground below.

    It is also possible that 4 cars from the stalled train also went off the side of the bridge.

    The other train was stalled on the tracks due to lightning hitting it. The train behind it is referred to as a high speed bullet train.

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    36 Miners Trapped Inside China Coal Mine

    Posted by barb On July - 8 - 2011

    During the night on Wednesday as 36 or more miners were working down in the Zaozhuang Fangbei Coal Mine Ltd, a fire broke out trapping all miners.

    The mine is located in the Shangdong province in the eastern parts of China.

    An air compressor in an underground parking lot of 738 feet, ignited around 6:45pm.

    Rescue operations began immediately.

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