New Zealand mine: ‘No survivors’ after second blast

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11662533

All mineworkers in a New Zealand coal pit are believed to be dead after a second explosion.
It is said that it is very unlikely that the 29 man are still alive. They were working at the Pike River mine on South Island. Among the mine workers were 24 New Zealanders, two Australians, two Britons and a South African.

The whole country is in mourning. When family members heard the news, they screamed and wept and fell to the floor. The minor families are also angry because no one had entered the mine after the first blast. The prime minister John Key has also offered his condolences to the other countries, Australia, South Africa and the UK.

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I think it is horrible that such an accident has happened. In the past there were more accidents with explosions in mines and it seems that working in mines always goes together with great risks.
It is not sure yet that all the men have died, but it seems likely that they are gone. There was a first blast and there is a chance they survived that. But the second blast was about 30 seconds long. When the rescuers prepared to go into the mine, it appeared to have levels of methane gas that were too high. I hope the families will find the strength to live on with their great loss.