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Just want to pay my respects to the 29 Coal Miners who perished in a second explosion today in New Zealand.

My thoughts are with their families, friends, friends of friends etc.

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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    So sad.

    Youngest just 17. Of course loss of life at any age is sad, but 17, he is just a boy.

    With the news of the Chilean miners, and the two in Tasmania a couple of years ago, I was almost thinking it was just a matter of time before they pulled them out to safety. Unfortunately, that was not the case.

    Love, prayers and thoughts are with our neighbours.
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    *****************************

    RIP miners.
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • BLACK35BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 22,833
    Tragic, RIP to the miners :cry:
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  • heidihiheidihi Posts: 114
    Such a tragic loss of life.... nobody should die at work. My thoughts are with those poor miners> RIP.
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  • UpSideDownUpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    Also just lost 350 people in the stampede at the Cambodian Water Festival......
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    RIP to the miners
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  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    mining companies are like oil companies in many regards ... there concerns for safety don't come close to their desire for profit ... there have been multiple mining accidents in china ... last week's rescue is the exception rather than the norm ...
  • topaztopaz Posts: 301
    Kia ora koutou katoa

    our country is quiet and sad

    such a shock for us all

    it's heartening to find threads and messages like this

    I, too, am sending all my love and thoughts to the whanau (family) of the deceased

    I sincerely hope this is the last mining tragedy of this scale we are going to see - something needs to be done - nothing is worth the loss of 29 fathers, brothers, uncles, sons + husbands :( . Yet we need to keep in mind that coal mining is one of the area's main financial supports....it is hard.

    arohanui,
    Topaz
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,250
    Thoughts & prayers to all that have been affected by this tragic sad day .
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
    UpSideDown wrote:
    Also just lost 350 people in the stampede at the Cambodian Water Festival......
    I read about this yesterday, so sad.
  • geckogecko Posts: 1,712
    RIP
    Very sad day.
  • tinkerbelltinkerbell New Zealand Posts: 2,161
    Our whole country is in mourning.
    We can all rant on about the evils of mining but when you have a family to feed and live in a small town there aren't very many options.

    Arohanui to the families.
    all you need is love, love is all you need
  • LoulouLoulou Adelaide Posts: 6,247
    Yeah, that's right. These are people with families and mouths to feed. So sorry to hear about this, we were just there last year for PJ's concerts, beautiful country. R.I.P.
    tinkerbell wrote:
    Our whole country is in mourning.
    We can all rant on about the evils of mining but when you have a family to feed and live in a small town there aren't very many options.

    Arohanui to the families.
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Rest in peace.
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  • morellomorello Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 6,217
    RIP & love & thoughts with all their nearest & dearest.
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  • ONCE DEVIDEDONCE DEVIDED Posts: 1,131
    Rest in peace brothers
    Never forgotten.
    AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    in better news ... 3 kids thought dead at sea have been found in new zealand ...
  • morellomorello Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 6,217
    polaris_x wrote:
    in better news ... 3 kids thought dead at sea have been found in new zealand ...

    Cool. That is better news. Nice. Thanks.
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  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    Very sad indeed.

    R.I.P. Miners
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
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