In February, the mine was also flooded, although it was empty at the time.
The rainfall coincided in many areas with some of the mildest February weather on record.
The discrediting of the February dossier inevitably influenced questions asked about any similar dossiers.
The guidelines are their response to advice in February by the independent sentencing advisory panel, and follow its advice that driving while deprived of sleep should merit a stiffer sentence, not a more lenient one as in the past, and that causing multiple deaths should be seen as a more seriously aggravating factor.
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