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Romanian Mine Blast Victims’ Kin To Receive Financial Aid

The families of the 12 miners and rescuers who perished in the blasts occurring Saturday in Romanian mine Petrila, as well as the families of other victims of the same incident will receive financial aid ranging between 5,000 and 10,000 lei (EUR1 = RON3.8258).
Romanian Mine Blast Victims’ Kin To Receive Financial Aid
20 nov. 2008, 15:06, English

The children of people who died in the accident will receive special scholarships worth RON150/month for school children, RON200/month for high school kids and RON250 for students.

For children under the age of 14, the sums will be collected by the legal guardian, according to a decision enacted Wednesday by the Government.
 
The money will be provided by the Ministry of Education and calculated annually in ratio with inflation. The sums will be distributed monthly to the school inspectorates by the ministry involved, and the school will give the money to the beneficiaries.
 
The Government said these sums do not exclude the granting, within the boundaries of the law, of other types of scholarships or forms of support.
 
A powerful blast killed eight miners Saturday and a second blast claimed the lives of four others, who had entered the mine for rescue operations. Another 14 people were injured, and six of them are in very serious condition in hospitals in Bucharest.