Four trapped tungsten miners rescued after 80 hours in east China
24/11/2008 17:27
Four miners were rescued in Longnan , Jiangxi shortly before 5 am today,
about 80 hours after a roof collapsed at a tungsten mine in east China's Jiangxi
Province.
The four were in good condition, since rescuers had pumped air into
the ventilation system and also sent down milk and water since Saturday noon,
said the rescue headquarters at Hantan Tungsten Mine of Jiahu Village in Longnan
County.
A search began on Thursday evening after co-workers realized the four
were missing. The co-workers, suspecting a cave-in, tapped on the track leading
to the shaft and heard the trapped miners knocking in response.
A rescue team
of 150 people was summoned and eventually opened a 27-m tunnel to reach the
trapped miners.
Xinhua
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