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Australia: Coalmine fires and other disasters predicted by State government report

2014-05-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Sydney Morning Herald: The Morwell fire has raised questions about risk acceptance among mine operators. The Victorian government has been warned that mine failures in the Latrobe Valley, where a coal fire shrouded Morwell in smoke in February, are almost certain to happen every year. Land slips at Latrobe Valley open-cut coalmines can also cause ''multiple fatalities'', shut down crucial economic infrastructure and devastate the local environment, according to the Emergency Risks in Victoria report, released by...

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