115 survivors rescued from coal mine, 36 dead, 2 still missing

Rescuers Race Against Time

[April 12]: Death toll rises to 36; investigation launched

One more body has been retrieved from a coal mine that flooded two weeks ago in north China´s Shanxi Province, bringing the death toll to 36, rescue headquarters said Tuesday morning.

[April 12]: Death toll in flooded mine rises to 35

The death toll in the flooded Wangjialing mine in north China´s Shanxi Province has risen to 35. Rescuers are still searching for the 3 miners still missing.

[April 11]: Death toll rises to 33

The death toll in the flooded Wangjialing coal mine in north China´s Shanxi Province has risen to 33. Rescuers are still searching for the 5 miners still missing. Meanwhile, the 115 miners rescued Monday are recovering.

[April 8]: Death toll rises to 12

The death toll in the flooded Wangjialing Coal Mine in north China´s Shanxi Province has risen to 12 as of 6 a.m. Thursday, rescue headquarters said.

[April 7]: Death toll rises to 7

The death toll in the flooded Wangjialing mine has risen to seven. DNA tests will be used to confirm the identities of the dead.

[April 6]: 5 bodies recovered, search for remaining workers continuing

115 workers have so far been rescued from the flooded mine in north China´s Shanxi Province. Most of them are in a stable condition, after receiving intensive medical treatment.

[April 5]: 115 miners rescued

Half of the 115 workers rescued from a flooded mine in north China are now being transferred to big city hospitals for better medical treatment.

[April 5]: 114 miners rescued

114 survivors have so far been taken out from the flooded Wangjialing coal mine in northern China´s Shanxi Province.

Number of survivors continues to rise: 64, 67, 69, 70, 77, 79, 80, 84, 88, 100...114

[April 5]: 13 miners rescued

13 workers have been pulled to safety from the flooded Wangjialing mine in north China´s Shanxi Province.

[April 5]: First group of 9 survivors taken out

Nine workers have been rescued from the flooded Wangjialing mine in north China´s Shanxi Province. They are currently in hospital receiving treatment.

[April 4]: Rescures hear no further signs of life

It´s been a week since flooding trapped 153 miners in a mine in north China´s Shanxi Province. With underground water levels continuing to drop, a large-scale rescue operation could be attempted on Sunday.

[April 3]: Food, Water sent to trapped miners

Rescuers have sent food and water to trapped miners in a coal mine in northern China. The 153 miners have been trapped for almost 6 days in the Wangjialing Coal Mine in Shanxi Province.