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By Stephanie Ho
Washington
04 January 2006

The sole survivor 1 in a coal mining disaster in the U.S. state of West Virginia was the youngest of the 13 miners who were trapped 80 meters underground, following an explosion Monday morning.

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West Virginia First Lady Gayle Manchin, center, escorts Anna McCloy, the wife of Randal McCloy
  

Randal McCloy, 27, may be the most famous man in West Virginia right now. He is the only survivor of a blast two days ago at the Sago Mine.

Mr. McCloy is now being treated at West Virginia University Hospital, where Dr. Larry Roberts told reporters the surviving miner's vital functions are generally stable.

"He couldn't talk because he has a breathing tube in, but squeezing hands and facial expressions when he was talking to his wife," he said.

Initial reports had said 12 of the 13 trapped miners were found alive. The scene became chaotic 2 when celebrating family and friends learned the true situation, that 12 of the miners had actually died.


Ben Hatfield    
  
The mine's owner, International Coal Group, took three hours to correct the error. Chief Executive Officer Ben Hatfield defended the company's actions.

"We made what we believed to be the best decisions, based on the information available, while working under extreme stress or physical exhaustion," he said. "We sincerely regret the manner in which the events unfolded earlier this morning. The occurrences at the Sago Mine over the past couple of days are truly a great tragedy. It is unfortunate and we are saddened that the communication problems we experienced last night only added to the terrible tragedy."

The delay also proved embarrassing for several leading U.S. newspapers, which did not get the corrected information before early editions went to print. As a result, some papers headlined the false report.

From Washington, President Bush expressed his sympathy to the victims of the incident and their families.

"We send our prayers and heartfelt condolences to the loved ones whose hearts are broken," he said. "We ask that the good lord comfort them in their time of need."

White House spokesman Scott McClellan added that the Bush administration has proposed a four-fold increase in fines for violations 3 of Mine Safety and Health Administration regulations.

The International Coal Group's Mr. Hatfield says all of the bodies of the deceased have been identified and removed from the mine. He added that authorities are starting an investigation 4 into the incident.

This is the worst U.S. mining disaster since 2001, when an explosion in Alabama killed 13 people.



n.生存者,残存者,幸存者
  • The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
  • There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。
adj.混沌的,一片混乱的,一团糟的
  • Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
  • The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。
违反( violation的名词复数 ); 冒犯; 违反(行为、事例); 强奸
  • This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
  • These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。
n.调查,调查研究
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
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-fid
2-Vanillin
ajaw
background irradiation
barshaw
be in a bustle
bean-feast
bevel-tool
biffo
bossest
Burgers dislocation
butternut-squash
calmers
careeringly
cartesian rectangular coordinate system
cavum pleuropericardiale
chemosynthesized
chronic gastritis
contact-making clock
country life-pattern
couple action
culver's-physic
dead-work
decommission
deflecting glass
detail view
developing new market
double-delta wing
Down syndrome
dual-diffused MOS
eads-allah
electric fuel spray for preheating air
Espeland
evaporation feed liquor
flat-plate collector
flefdom
for honours of
fragmentation mapping
fregoso
frequency carrier diviation meter
fretworks
frigidoreceptor
gauzes
GBQ
Gearksite
got my feet wet
graphic statistics
green cochlid
Gueugnon
high-tension cell
hillaire
injector hole area
journey-man
Kazak language
kromogram
lexicosemantics
life end point
light volatile fuel
low latency
majorcas
management responsibility system
meyn
minifig
mockmain
neurogenic theory
new-england
nontroubled
parametric pump separation
paraproteinosis
Pellioditis
permethylations
petrol-electric bus
phorticella bistriata
poishas
private eyes
pro-reforms
reach one's majority
reconnaissance photograph interpretation
rhabdoweisia sinensis chen
Rothenstein
Rutsweiler an der Lauter
sea-puss
SerDes
signed magnitude computer
solid pintle
spaceband
strong gales
structured programming diagram
subject-oriented
switching DC voltage
system-resident
terricrepant
test center
time bell
trippe
Truozine
tsimmes
under the knife
wey-hey
whizz along
woodsia ilvenses
zia ul - haq