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China rescues 11 miners after 2 weeks underground

The collapse left 22 workers stranded 600 meters underground with one confirmed death before authorities discovered signs of life underground last week. Until being able to contact a group of workers And preparing for the past several days To bring them to the ground

The first worker rescued Was pulled back up early on Sunday morning. With eyes closed to prevent sunlight Because they have been in the dark for a long time Amid the clamor of the officials, about an hour later, 10 other miners were rescued, one injured, and the rest were able to walk on their own.

Officials expect it will take several weeks to dig a tunnel large enough to help the miners, but rescue team chief Du Pingjian said. When on sunday morning A large obstacle blocking the channel suddenly fell into the shaft. Making staff work progress rapidly By the first man to be rescued Are in a different area with 10 other workers who have received food and drugs from staff over the past several days

Mr. Du said that They still couldn’t tell when Rescuers dig into the sixth central area of ​​the mine where the missing workers are believed to have been hiding.

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