Quotes of the Day

Wednesday, May. 12, 2010

Open quoteBy the time the rescuers get to the main collapse area, their oxygen is almost at its limits. Therefore, little time remains to clean up the collapse.Close quote

  • AMAN TULEYEV,
  • governor of the Siberian region of Kemerovo, where 30 coal miners are buried some 1,600 feet below the surface, nearly a mile from the nearest shaft; the rescue mission continues after the May 8 explosions killed at least 60
Photo: VIKTOR DRACHEV / AFP / Getty Images | Source: Associated Press