Gases delay rescue bid at New Zealand mine
Anguished relatives voiced frustration as poisonous gases prevented rescuers from entering a New Zealand coal mine today, a day after a powerful blast left 29 workers missing underground.
āIf I had my way Iād be down there, Iād go into the mine myself,ā said Laurie Drew, whose 21-year-old son, Zen, is one of the missing men.