Three miners rescued after being trapped 36 days
Fri Jan 29, 2016 02:49:pm World
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Two miners who had been trapped in a gypsum mine in China for 36 days have been rescued, China's state-run CCTV reported Friday night.
At least two other miners are known to be trapped and alive in the mine in eastern China's Pingyi County in Shandong Province.
Rescuers were using a man-size capsule to extract the four. A similar method was used in 2010 to rescue miners trapped in a Chilean mine for more than two months.
It is the first time that trapped miners have been rescued through a large caliber hole in China and the third such case in the world, setting an example for mine rescue.
Rescuers dropped a rescue harness down the mine in Pingyi earlier in the night to lift the four miners who have been trapped since December 25.
Helmets and gloves were already transported underground as rescue equipments, according to China Central Television.
The mine collapse trapped 29 miners working underground on Dec 25. Eleven escaped or were rescued, one was confirmed dead and 13 others were listed as missing.
The four miners were found alive on Dec 30. Rescuers sent them food, drinks, clothes, medicine and lamps through a small hole drilled into the ground.
A medical team is standing by the collapsed mine in preparation to send the miners to ambulances for first aid. The miners may suffer from heart or brain problems due to overexcitement after being lifted to the surface, according to medical workers on the scene.
The four miners created a living space of six to eight square meters underground.
Officials at the rescue center talked to them through phone several times a day while psychologists chatted with them twice a day.
Video clips of the ongoing rescue work was also played to them to give them comfort and hope.
Rescuers also sent them poker cards through the hole for them to pass time.
At least two other miners are known to be trapped and alive in the mine in eastern China's Pingyi County in Shandong Province.
Rescuers were using a man-size capsule to extract the four. A similar method was used in 2010 to rescue miners trapped in a Chilean mine for more than two months.
It is the first time that trapped miners have been rescued through a large caliber hole in China and the third such case in the world, setting an example for mine rescue.
Rescuers dropped a rescue harness down the mine in Pingyi earlier in the night to lift the four miners who have been trapped since December 25.
Helmets and gloves were already transported underground as rescue equipments, according to China Central Television.
The mine collapse trapped 29 miners working underground on Dec 25. Eleven escaped or were rescued, one was confirmed dead and 13 others were listed as missing.
The four miners were found alive on Dec 30. Rescuers sent them food, drinks, clothes, medicine and lamps through a small hole drilled into the ground.
A medical team is standing by the collapsed mine in preparation to send the miners to ambulances for first aid. The miners may suffer from heart or brain problems due to overexcitement after being lifted to the surface, according to medical workers on the scene.
The four miners created a living space of six to eight square meters underground.
Officials at the rescue center talked to them through phone several times a day while psychologists chatted with them twice a day.
Video clips of the ongoing rescue work was also played to them to give them comfort and hope.
Rescuers also sent them poker cards through the hole for them to pass time.
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