Blast kills dozens of coal miners in Kazakhstan（2）

CNN纯英文报道‬。文章分成了2篇来发，这是第2篇，可从标题1开始看‬‬。有兴趣的朋友可以读一下。如果觉得有难度可以看我的BBC阅读系列（有合集），那个还有我的单词笔记，文章也相对简单一些。

（By Akanksha Sharma and Heather Chen, CNN）

Published 15:29 GMT 8，Mon Oct 30，2023

In a statement following the blast, ArcelorMittal said it had recently signed a preliminary agreement with the Kazakh government to transfer ownership of ArcelorMittal Temirtau to Kazakhstan and was “committed to completing this transaction as soon as possible.”

“Both parties are very much focused on an outcome that is in the best interests of the people who work at the steel plant and iron-ore and coal mines, as well as the communities the operations support,” the statement said.

On Sunday, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a national day of mourning for those killed.

The multi-billion dollar mining sector accounted for an estimated 17% of GDP in mineral-rich Kazakhstan in 2021, according to the US International Trade Administration.