11 miners rescued from Chinese gold mine - CBS News

January 24, 2021 / 6:07 PM.

Eleven workers trapped for two weeks inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday, a landmark achievement for an industry long-blighted by disasters and high death tolls.

Hundreds of rescue workers and officials stood at attention and applauded as the workers were brought up from the mine in Qixia, a jurisdiction under Yantai in the eastern coastal province of Shandong.

The official China Daily newspaper said on its website that seven of the workers were able to walk to ambulances on their own.

First published on January 24, 2021 / 6:07 PM