Relatives of miners gather at the Kostenko coal mine operated by ArcelorMittal Temirtau during a power outrage, as a rescue operation continues following a mine fire, in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. (AFP)
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Relatives of miners sit at the Kostyenko ArcelorMittal coal mine building as a rescue operation continues following a mine fire in Karaganda, north-western Kazakhstan, on October. (AFP)
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Medical staff provide assistance to a woman at the administration building of the Kostyenko coal mine in Karaganda.(AFP)
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ordered his government to take control of the Kazakh branch of the company. "This is a tragedy," Tokayev said as he met with families of the victims. He called for a day of national mourning on Sunday. (AFP)
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The emergency situations ministry stated the bodies of 32 people had been found and added "the search for 14 miners is continuing." (AFP)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
