中國西北金礦： 黑肺疾病襲擊數百
Black lung disease strikes hundreds in NW China gold mines
Thursday, 28 January 2010 15:35
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Black lung disease strikes hundreds in NW China gold mines
LANZHOU, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- At least seven peasant miners have died of black lung disease and hundreds more have been diagnosed with the illness after working in gold mines in northwest China's Gansu Province, the local health authority said Wednesday.
新華社蘭州 1月27日電 - 在中國西北的甘肅省金礦工作後，至少有7名農民礦工死於肺部疾病，和黑數百人被確診患有那疾病，當地的衛生當局星期三說。
At least 314 cases had been confirmed in Gulang County of Wuwei City, said Cui Kai, the county's health bureau chief.
武威市古浪縣至少有314宗已證實，縣衛生局首席崔愷說。
These included 252 cases from Heisongyi town, where six had died. "Twelve cases, including one death, were reported in Huangyangchuan town and another 11 people were diagnosed in Shibalibu Village," said Cui.
其中包括從 希桑夷鎮來的252例，那裡有6人死亡。 “在黃羊鎮據報12例，其中一人死亡；另有11人在史巴里部村被確診。”崔天凱說。
All the victims worked at a gold mine in Subei County in the industrial city of Jiuquan, 1,000 kilometers from their impoverished hometown.
"We received reports of suspected black lung disease from the local government in Heisongyi town in April, and began a medical survey," said Cui.
The result, however, was shocking. Most patients had struggled with the disease for years. Some could not afford any treatment and simply waited to die.
Chen Dejin, 50, relies on an oxygen bottle 24 hours a day. "The doctor said no medicine would work on him any more," said his wife, Ji Xinghua.
Chen was diagnosed in 2005. "We have borrowed more than 60,000 yuan (8,824 U.S. dollars) to cover his medical bills," said Ji.
Chen's workmate and neighbor Yang Zifa died early last year at the age of 36, leaving behind 70,000 yuan debts. His wife and two sons live on a government benefit of 880 yuan a year.
Most victims blamed the disease on "ill luck," though they knew it was a result of inadequate protection.
"We wore very thin face masks and ventilation was poor in the pit. At the end of the day's work we had to clean our nostrils of calcareous dust," said Shang Zhifa, who was a miner for six years before he was confined to bed with the disease.
Despite the dust, there was no water to wet the drills or bathe themselves.
"Water had to be carried from 200 kilometers away," said Shang. "About 20 of us shared one small basin of water to wash our hands and faces."
Gulang County, locked in the remote mountains, is one of the poorest counties in China.
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