After an explosion collapsed the entrance to the Hushan gold mine tunnel near Yantai in eastern China's Shandong province on January 10, 22 miners were trapped at a depth of 540m underground. Photo: Tan Hoa Xa.
After many days of no signs of survival, some trapped miners were able to send a note of information about the search and rescue to the metal wire released by rescuers to the mine on January 17. The piece of paper reads: "We urgently need performance-enhancing drugs, painkillers, medical bananas, anti-inflammatory drugs and three people have high blood pressure." Previously, rescue forces drilled holes 600 m deep to where 12 miners were trapped under the gold mine. Photo: Tan Hoa Xa.
In the rescue letter, the workers who were stuck said that about 12 of them were still alive. The letter also stated that the water was surrounding them and they were in dire need of medical supplies because many people were injured. Meanwhile, the remaining 10 miners have not been found. Photo: Tan Hoa Xa.
Then, thanks to a phone call connected to the miners, the rescue team learned that 11 people were stuck in the same location about 540m from the ground, while another person was alone stuck more than 100m deep. Photo: Tan Hoa Xa.
Rescuers have dug three grooves into the mine to send food, medicine, paper and pencil supply to the stuck miners. But the rescue process is still very slow, according to information from the leading official named Chen Fei. Photo: Xinhua.
China raced to save 12 9 -day miners trapped underground. The explosion also seriously damaged the emergency ladder system from the mine invested by Wucailong Son Dong Investment Co., Ltd.. Two officials were fired after the accident. Photo: Xinhua.
In today 19.1, the rescue force drilled three more ways to open the mines. The phone line is also set to connect with the victims. Photo: Xinhua.
