Rescuers in east China on Sunday pulled 11 miners from hundreds of metres underground where they had been trapped for two weeks, state media reported, as the race to locate the remaining 10 intensified.
"After the obstacles fell to the bottom of the shaft, the rescue team started to bring up the miners and suspended the drilling work," Du told the Global Times. In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers work at the site of a gold mine that suffered an explosion in Shandong Province on 12 January.State broadcaster footage on Sunday showed a small elevator carriage lifted to the surface, accompanied by rescue workers. A masked man, who appeared unable to stand, was carried out.
Contact was first established a week ago with a group of 11 miners trapped in a section of the mine around 580 metres below the surface.In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers work at the site of the gold mine that suffered an explosion in Qixia on Wednesday, 13 January.Rescue teams have been lowering food, medicine and other supplies to the group through several lifeline shafts drilled into the rock.
Work safety should always be priority. Great to hear workers are saved.
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