Coal Mine Cave-In Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Two miners were rescued alive on Sunday after being trapped for 180 hours in a coal mine collapsed in the autonomous region of Guangxi Zhan, sources with the rescue.
The workers were among the 18 that were caught last July 2 when part of the tunnel collapsed after several days of heavy rain.
Rescuers reported that at 03:00 hours this morning heard faint sounds made by the workers, which they accomplished by placing them in a ventilation tunnel 320 meters underground.
More than 110 rescuers tried this afternoon to clear the tunnel, which was filled with mud after the collapse.
A total of 71 miners were working in the pit when the accident occurred, 49 of who escaped. So far rescuers have recovered four bodies.