4 Chinese miners rescued after 36 days trapped underground
4 Chinese miners rescued after 36 days trapped underground
Published: 08:51 pm Jan 29, 2016
BEIJING: Rescuers on Friday pulled out four miners who had spent 36 days trapped underground in a collapsed mine in China, state media reported.
The gypsum mine in east China's Shandong province collapsed on Christmas Day, killing one and leaving 17 missing, including the four survivors. In the days that followed, rescuers detected the four 200 meters (660 feet) below the surface.
Eleven other people in the mine made it to safety or were rescued earlier.
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BEIJING: Chinese state media report 2 trapped miners rescued after 36 days underground.