8 miners rescued from flooded Zimbabwe gold mine

8 miners rescued from flooded Zimbabwe gold mine

Eight gold miners who were trapped underground for several days after heavy flooding in Zimbabwe have been rescued, though some of their co-workers are still missing and feared dead.

Rescuers on Saturday pulled the exhausted, muddied survivors from the ground and took them to a tent for medical treatment.

Zimbabwe Mine Disaster
Survivors recover in a tent (Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP)

Zimbabwe Missing Miners
Families celebrate after hearing that eight miners had been rescued (Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP)

It is unclear how many miners remain trapped. The government has said a total of between 60 and 70 people were working underground at the time of the accident.

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