Rescuers pull trio from mine

Rescue workers yesterday safely pulled out three coal miners in northern China who were trapped underground for eight days after a shaft collapsed.

The men were in stable condition after being rescued from the pit of a coal mine in Shenmu county in northern Shaanxi province, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

The three miners were among 27 workers in the Yongxing Gaozhuang Coal Mine when a shaft collapsed on October 17, the report said. The other 24 workers had managed to escape.

Trapped underground, the three men found an area with ventilation and a water source for drinking, which sustained them for six days until rescuers drilled a channel to deliver food and drinking water to them, Xinhua said.