Rescue workers Sunday 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.
Medical staff wrapped the workers in thick coats and rushed them to a hospital, Xinhua said. 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.