13 miners rescued after being trapped for over 80 hours
YIBIN, Sichuan province - Thirteen miners have been rescued after being trapped for over 80 hours in a mine in Southwest China's Sichuan province, local authorities said Wednesday.
Rescue started after a water inrush accident that happened at 3:26 pm on Saturday in Shanmushu mine in the city of Yibin, according to local emergency management authority. As of Tuesday, five people were killed and 13 remained missing.
At 3:00 am Wednesday, a trapped miner walked out of the tunnel sector that is about 313 meters underground, and met the rescue teams. He reported that his 12 colleagues were safe.
At 5:55 am, two other miners were rescued from the mine.
Thirteen rescue teams with 251 people took turns to search for the missing.
Fourteen ambulances and 62 staff were sent to the site and each miner has a designated medical team.
