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Marcinelle, an announced disaster - Europeo 1956 n° 35
Carlo Giorgio Bossi
1956
Article, Web Article
Italian
The article is about the fire of the mine, in 1956, in Belgium, where 262 men died. 138 were Italians, especially people from the south of Italy. The main causes of the tragedy were: lack of security and old structures, besides the precarious and bad working conditions of the immigrants. Moreover, according to the author of the article, Italian emigration wasn’t supported by enough commitment and undertaking by the Italian government.
This article is very interesting since it reveals the real Italian miners' conditions in Belgium during the 50s-60s and explains in a very accurate way what really happened that morning of 8th august 1956 in the mine of Marcinelle, when the fire started. It also tries to explain the causes of that accident. Within the article there are also some very interesting and beautiful photos.
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Serena Domesi
I.I.S. E.Orfini - Vocational Istitute
Foligno (PG)
student
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