The death toll from a coal mine gas leak in central China rose to 30 after rescue workers discovered four more bodies, state media said Monday. Seven others remain trapped underground, but their chances of survival are slim, rescue crews fear. More than 2,500 metric tons of coal dust smothered the pit after the gas leak, hampering efforts to reach the miners, said Du Bo, deputy chief of the rescue headquarters. His comments were reported by the Xinhua news agency. The gas leak occurred in Henan province when 276 miners were working underground. A total of 239 workers escaped, Xinhua said. An initial investigation showed that 173,500 cubic meters of gas leaked out in the accident. The same mine reported another explosion in August 2008, that killed 23 miners. China has one of the world's deadliest records for miners, with poor safety standards accounting for thousands of deaths each year. Earlier last week, China announced it had closed 1,355 small coal mines this year, Xinhua said. The effort was part of a larger plan by the National Energy Administration to restructure the mining industry to prevent deadly accidents and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the news agency said.

_{Fonte: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/china.m iners/index.html?iref=allsearch (Acessado e adaptado em 08/10/10)}

Analise as assertivas abaixo.

I. A explosão ocorreu em uma mina de carvão localizada na província de Henan, próxima à cidade de Xinhua.

II. A palavra pit refere-se à mina que explodiu.

III. Du Bo é um deputado chinês empenhado na operação para salvar os mineiros.

IV. A palavra workers refere-se aos mineiros.

V. É a segunda vez que ocorrem acidentes com explosão na mesma mina e com vítimas fatais.

Assinale a alternativa correta.