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| A rescued miner is taken to a hospital in Xiangning County, north China's Shanxi Province, April 5, 2010. Nine survivors were rescured out of the flooded Wangjialing Coal Mine and they were identified Monday morning. Rescue for other trapped miners at flooded Wangjialing coal mine is continuing. (Xinhua/Lu Xiaoyu) |
Chronology of key events in Wangjialing coal mine rescue operation
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The light at the end of tunnel in Wangjialing -- Miners, rescuers recall moments of miracle after ordeal
XIANGNING, Shanxi, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The moment a mass of miners' cap lamps flicked on in front of him, Meng Quanfu burst into tears. He knew he was a part of a miracle: after eight days trapped in pitch black underground, more than 100 miners had been saved. Full story
China's Hu, Wen extend regards to survivors, rescuers after 115 miners saved
BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao extended their regards to 115 miners late Monday who had been rescued alive after being trapped in a flooded coal mine for over a week. Full story
Shanxi Party chief expects more survivors in flooded coal mine
BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- A total of 70 survivors had been carried out of the flooded coal mine in northern Shanxi Province by Monday noon and provincial Party chief Zhang Baoshun expected more would be rescued. Full story
Chinese president, premier send sympathy to mine survivors
XIANGNING, Shanxi, April 5 (Xinhua) –- Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao conveyed sympathy to the nine coal miners who were safely taken out of the Wangjialing Coal Mine in north China's Shanxi Province Monday morning. Full story
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Rescue effort for trapped miners in crucial phase
BEIJING, April 7 - - The rescue operation at a flooded mine in North China's Shanxi province has entered its most challenging phase, as rescue workers struggle to reach the last group of 32 miners trapped in the lowest levels of the pit. Full story
Death toll rises to 7 in North China flooded mine as rescue continues
XIANGNING, Shanxi, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in the flooded coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province has risen to seven as of 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, rescue headquarters said.Full story
Chinese mine survivors enjoy first full meal in 10 days
XIANGNING, Shanxi, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Survivors of the flooded Wangjialing Coal Mine in north China recalled how they had eaten scraps of paper and even coal as they enjoyed noodles, their first full meal in 10 days, on Tuesday, a day after their miraculous rescue. Full story
Five trapped miners found dead in north China flooded coal mine
WANGJIALING, Shanxi, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers have recovered five bodies of miners trapped in a flooded coal mine in Shanxi Province, the rescue headquarters said Tuesday. Full story
60 rescued Chinese miners to be transferred to big city hospitals
XIANGNING, Shanxi, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Sixty of the 115 workers who were pulled out alive after being trapped for over a week in a flooded coal mine in north China will be transferred to big city hospitals for better medical treatment, local authorities late Monday. Full story
115 survivors rescued from flooded coal mine, 38 still trapped
XIANGNING, Shanxi, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers have taken out 115 miners alive from the flooded Wangjialing Coal Mine in north China's Shanxi Province by Monday afternoon, nine days after the accident occurred, the rescue headquarters said. Full story
Chinese rescuers enter flooded coal mine to search for trapped miners
XIANGNING, Shanxi, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers entered the flooded Wangjialing coal mine Sunday evening in north China's Shanxi Province to search for 153 workers who have been trapped for a week.
Rescuers send food, letters of hope to trapped Chinese miners
XIANGNING, Shanxi, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers Friday sent food and messages of hope to miners who have been trapped for five days in a flooded north China coal mine. Full story
Rescuers find signs of life at flooded Chinese coal mine
XIANGNING, Shanxi, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers on Friday heard the sound of knocking on pipes at a flooded north China coal mine where 153 miners have been trapped for five days. Full story
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Miracle in China's mining rescue history
BEIJING, April 6 --The impossible happened at Wangjialiang, North China's Shanxi province: 115 miners of the 153 trapped after a deadly mine accident nearly 200 hours ago have survived. Full story
