Kathmandu, January 24. In a statement released by Eastern China authorities, nine miners have been rescued from 600m underground on Sunday. 

The first miner brought to the surface at around 11:15 am (local time) was found to be in an “extremely weak” state and was immediately rushed to the hospital for treatment. 

On January 10, twenty-two construction workers were trapped underground after an under-construction Hushan gold mine in eastern China exploded. 

On January 18, Rescue teams had received a message by trapped miners through a wired telephone that read ‘12 workers are still alive while the other 10 are in unclear situations”. A new telephone line was established between the trapped miners and the rescuers. 

On January 20, the 12 trapped workers were provided with medical and food supplies including blankets, bandages and rice porridge. One of the twelve tracked miners died after sustaining serious head injuries. 

One of them is found to be located in a slightly different location, the rescuers are reaching him. 

The second group of 10 miners are still out of contact. A team of firefighters are searching the lost miners with a sound detecting system fitted 370 meters underground. 

More than 600 rescuers have already joined the search. But, due to the hard granite ore body, the process of drill-based extraction is taking more time. According to the authorities, poisonous gasses are being pumped out to create a breathable environment underground.