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Crane accident kills 13 workers in Yunnan
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-08-02 19:58
Casualty in a crane accident happened at a hydropower construction site in an
ethnic prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan Province has risen to 13 on
Tuesday.
The crane accidentally fell down during operation on Monday afternoon killed
10 workers on-the-spot leaving another five seriously injured.
Xinhua's source with the Funing County government in the Wenshan Zhuang and
Miao Autonomous Prefecture on Tuesday confirmed that the casualty has risen to
13.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation. The Tiansheng Bridge
Hydropower Plant under construction is located 80km away from the county center.
The county government has sent three rescue groups or 60 people to the
construction site to cope with the investigation and compensation matters.
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