KARAGANDA, Oct 31 — Standing shoulder to shoulder with his colleagues in the autumn drizzle, miner Arman Kasimov bid his final farewell to a friend killed in last week’s mining...
The disaster on Saturday was the worst in the Central Asian country’s post-Soviet history, and came after a series of deadly accidents at other mines owned or by ArcelorMittal. — AFP picKARAGANDA, Oct 31 — Standing shoulder to shoulder with his colleagues in the autumn drizzle, miner Arman Kasimov bid his final farewell to a friend killed in last week’s mining disaster.
While the steel giant’s arrival in Kazakhstan was initially welcomed by locals seeking prosperity after the Soviet collapse of the 1990s, its reputation has been tarnished by repeated deaths.Women could be heard crying out in grief as the funeral procession passed.On the northern outskirts of Karaganda, where the vast Kazakh steppe begins, a wreath of flowers could be seen at the entrance to the Kostenko mine, where rescuers were still searching Monday for the last miner reported missing.
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