Rescuers reach and feed 22 trapped miners in China
Workers trapped 600m underground for more than nine days receive medical and food supplies
19 January 2021 - 18:56
Beijing — Workers trapped in a Chinese gold mine for more than nine days received more medical and food supplies on Tuesday, including bandages, blankets and porridge, but one of the group is in a critical condition with a severe head injury, state media said.
Twenty-two workers are still left trapped in the Hushan mine, in Shandong province, after an explosion on January 10. A week later, it emerged that at least 12 of them were still alive as a note retrieved from the mine said: “We hope the rescue won't stop.”..
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