The split
Italy and Belgium mark 70 years since the Marcinelle coal mine disaster that killed 262 miners, most of them Italian
The same story, as told by newsrooms in different countries. Their words, attributed and linked.
Italy / European Union
EU News
“On 8 August 1956, one of the worst industrial accidents in European history occurred at the Bois du Cazier coal mine.”
Italian outlet covering EU affairs; publishes a former miner's first-hand account of working at Bois du Cazier, placing the disaster in the context of the post-war Italian labour migration to Belgium under a bilateral coal-for-workers agreementread the original ↗
Italy (English-language press in Rome)
Wanted in Rome
“On 8 August, Italy marks the 70th anniversary of the Marcinelle mining disaster, one of the deadliest industrial accidents in post-war European history.”
English-language outlet serving the expatriate community in Rome; reports Italy's official commemorations on August 8 and describes Marcinelle as one of the deadliest industrial accidents in post-war European historyread the original ↗