Trapped Miners Rescued From China Gold Mine After Two Weeks
Eleven workers trapped for two weeks by an explosion inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday.
Rescuers work at the explosion site of the gold mine.
Photographer: Yang Bing/China News Service/Getty Images
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Beijing (AP) -- Eleven workers trapped for two weeks inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday, a landmark achievement for an industry long-blighted by disasters and high death tolls.
State broadcaster CCTV showed workers being hauled up one-by-one in baskets on Sunday afternoon, their eyes shielded to protect them after so many days in darkness.