Miners rescued after week trapped in flooded shaft
Dozens of Chinese coal miners were pulled out alive today after being trapped for more than a week in a flooded shaft, sparking cheers among the hundreds of rescue workers who had raced to save them and had almost given up hope.
A live state television broadcast counted off the number of survivors - now up to 35 - as miners wrapped in blankets were hurried to ambulances that sped to nearby hospitals.
