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11 miners rescued in China 40 hours after mine cave-in

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ANI Beijing
Last Updated : Jul 27 2015 | 10:22 AM IST

All the 11 workers trapped inside a mine in China's Yunnan Province have been rescued about 40 hours after a cave-in occurred, local authorities said.

The trapped miners were brought out on stretchers through a tunnel dug by rescuers, reported Xinhua.

The cave-in occurred at a stannum mine in Lianghe County at around afternoon, when miners were working underground. Local authorities said that the accident was caused due to a mudflow triggered by torrential rain in the country.

About 1,000 rescuers were involved in the operation to save the trapped miners.

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First Published: Jul 27 2015 | 9:38 AM IST

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