Two Chinese miners were rescued early Tuesday after 10 days trapped underground by a flood, state news services reported in a rare success for the accident-prone industry.
A total of 42 workers were underground when water began pouring into the state-owned Zhengsheng coal mine on September 28, and although 30 escaped a dozen were stuck inside, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Rescue efforts in Fenyang, in the northern province of Shanxi, have been continuing ever since and the two men were retrieved in the early hours of Tuesday, Xinhua added, citing the mining company's rescue headquarters.
They were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening problems and searchers were still trying to reach the remaining 10 miners.
The pair's survival is a stark contrast to the fate of hundreds of Chinese miners every year.
Mining accidents are common in the country, which is the world's largest consumer of coal and where mine operators often skirt safety regulations.
A total of 42 workers were underground when water began pouring into the state-owned Zhengsheng coal mine on September 28, and although 30 escaped a dozen were stuck inside, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Rescue efforts in Fenyang, in the northern province of Shanxi, have been continuing ever since and the two men were retrieved in the early hours of Tuesday, Xinhua added, citing the mining company's rescue headquarters.
They were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening problems and searchers were still trying to reach the remaining 10 miners.
The pair's survival is a stark contrast to the fate of hundreds of Chinese miners every year.
Mining accidents are common in the country, which is the world's largest consumer of coal and where mine operators often skirt safety regulations.
