3 rescued from SW China flooded coal mine (7)

（Xinhua） 10:52, April 08, 2013

Rescuers line up to get into the mine shaft of a flooded coal mine in Weng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 8, 2013. Three miners trapped in the flooded Yunda Coal Mine for about 60 hours were rescued early Monday morning. Three others remained missing at the mine, which was hit by flood last Friday. Rescuers had earlier confirmed that three miners had been dead. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

WENG'AN, Guizhou, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Three miners trapped in a flooded coal mine for nearly 60 hours were rescued early Monday in southwest China's Guizhou Province, sources with the rescue headquarters said.

The three, Feng Zuxue, Liang Guanghua and Luo Laijun, were lifted to safety from the Yunda Coal Mine in Guizhou's Weng'an County at 6:35 a.m., the sources said.

Three others remained missing at the mine, which was hit by flood last Friday. Rescuers had earlier confirmed that three miners had been dead.

The three survivors, two of whom are locals of Weng'an, have been hospitalized. They were in stable condition when rescued, the sources said.

Eight principals had been taken into police custody after the accident.

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