Miners freed after 25 days underground

Three miners were found alive after being trapped for 25 days in a flooded mine in southern China.

Miners freed after 25 days underground
Mon, 13 Jul, 2009 - 09:21

Three miners were found alive after being trapped for 25 days in a flooded mine in southern China.

The miners drank water that seeped through the earth, said Wang Guangneng, a Communist Party spokesman in the Guizhou province county of Qinglong.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: southern ChinaPlace: GuizhouPlace: QinglongPerson: Wang GuangnengOrganisation: Communist PartyOrganisation: Xinqiao Coal MineOrganisation: Xinhua News Agency
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