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After receiving supplies, the physical condition of trapped miners in east China's Shandong Province have reportedly improved, according to People's Daily on Tuesday.
Twenty-two miners have been trapped underground following a gold mine blast at 2 p.m. on January 10 in Qixia, Yantai City in Shandong. Twelve of the miners have been located while the situation of the other 10 remains unclear, according to rescuers.
On Sunday night, miners sent a note through a rescue hole drilled by rescuers, which says those trapped were "heavily exhausted and in urgent need of stomach medicine, painkillers, medical tape, external anti-inflammatory drugs, and three people have high blood pressure."
Rescue work is underway in Qixia, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 18, 2021. /Xinhua
Two miners who felt exhausted are now getting better, the trapped people said in the latest phone conversation with rescuers on Tuesday.
According to People's Daily, four batches of medicine and nutrients were delivered to the miners through the rescue hole.
The wound of an injured miner has been bound up, according to the report.
Rescuers communicate with trapped miners in Shandong Province
