Nine miners have been rescued from a coal mine in northern China a week after it flooded trapping 153 workers deep under ground. Chinese state TV pictures showed the miners being taken in ambulances to hospitals amid jubilation from rescuers.Some 3,000 people have been working round the clock to try to pump out the water to reach those trapped. The Wangjialing mine in Shanxi province flooded after miners broke a wall into an abandoned shaft. Now officials say there are hopes that more workers can be rescued alive.
News On AIR | April 5, 2010 8:56 AM
9 trapped coal miners rescued alive in China