<span style="color: #222222;">Nine illegal miners have been rescued from a gold mine In Zimbabwe days after a burst dam flooded two shafts. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">They are reported to have survived by finding higher ground and waiting while up to their necks in water. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Dozens are feared to have died 130 feet underground since the accident happened on Tuesday night. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The government has declared the accident near the town of Kadoma, south-west of the capital Harare, a national disaster. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Miners say those trapped are mostly under the age of 24.</span>