Twelve trapped miners found alive

Rescue workers found alive a majority of 13 miners who had been trapped for six days, Russian media said today. There were conflicting reports as to whether all of the miners survived the ordeal.

The Ekho Moskvy radio station said the men had been found early this morning, when drillers managed to break through to the pitface where the miners had sought refuge. The ITAR-Tass and Interfax news agencies carried similar reports, citing emergency officials.