Five trapped miners rescued,three dead (Xinhua) Updated: 2006-05-16 08:02

The fireman (R1) who rescued the first trapped miner
walks out of the Dalongshan Iron Mine in Anqing, East China's Anhui Province,
May 15, 2006. Five miners, including one woman, were rescued yesterday about 60
hours after Saturday's iron mine collapse. The other three have been confirmed
dead. More than 1,000 took part in the rescue operation. Dalongshan Iron Mine
was privatized in 1999 and produces 15,000 tons of iron ore a year.
[Xinhua]
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