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Photo: Wang Kai / AP / TT
Rescue workers at the gold mine in Shandong province whose currency collapsed.
Rescuers have received signs of life from miners who were trapped underground a week ago after an explosion at a gold mine in China’s Shandong province.
After hearing “knocking noises”, the rescuers drilled a small hole in the place where the trapped people are, and through this the miners have obtained a paper.
Twelve of the 22 detainees are said to be alive, but several will need emergency help.
“We urgently need medications, pain relievers, tape and anti-inflammatory drugs, and three people have high blood pressure,” they write in the message that continues:
“We hope that the rescue teams will not stop fighting so that we can live on hope. Thank you.”
The detonation that caused the landslide destroyed communication devices and authorities have not been able to contact the trapped workers for more than a week.
Mining accidents often occur in China, in part due to non-compliance with workplace regulations. In December, 23 miners died after being trapped in a mine in Chongqing, and a few months earlier, 16 died of carbon monoxide poisoning in another mine in the same city.
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