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8 survivors found after Chinese mine collapsed

Posted: 7:20 AM, Dec 30, 2015

Updated: 2015-12-30 12:20:33Z

By: Associated Press

Rescuers in eastern China have found eight surviving miners who were trapped for five days in a collapsed gypsum mine.

The Christmas Day disaster killed at least one worker.

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Nine others remain missing, and 11 made it to safety or were rescued early on.

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AP Modified 2015