Provisions lowered to trapped miners
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Rescuers have lowered provisions to four Chinese mine workers trapped for 10 days in a gypsum mine and are slowly drilling an esape route for them.
The men are trapped more than 200 meters below the surface, and are said to be in good condition. Because the ground is fragile, rescuers have managed to drill down just 25 meters after more than 40 hours, China National Radio reported yesterday.
Rescue leader Du Bingjian said he could not give a time when the men would be pulled up, according to the report.
Rescuers using infrared cameras fed into a narrow opening detected the survivors last Wednesday — five days after the cave-in.
The Christmas Day mine collapse in east China’s Shandong Province killed at least one person. Thirteen others are missing, while 11 made it to safety or have been rescued.
It was initially believed that eight trapped survivors had been found but rescuers have only been able to contact four.
The same narrow opening used for the cameras is being used to deliver bottles of nutritional liquid, which would have to float on water toward the trapped men. But the hole is not wide enough for a person.
Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral widely used in construction.
After the collapse, the mine owner, Ma Congbo, jumped into a well and drowned in an apparent suicide. Four local government officials have been fired.
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