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.

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.

ā€œIf I had my way I’d be down there, I’d go into the mine myself,ā€ said Laurie Drew, whose 21-year-old son, Zen, is one of the missing men.

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