Trapped miners survived on diet of coal, urine and wife jokes

by angryindian | August 29, 2007 at 05:06 pm

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At least these two men were able to save themselves. For people not in the know, mining is still one of the most precarious professions in the world. And it would help the miner's and their families if could request your representives in mining states to ensure the safety of the people who work beneath us. - The Angryindian

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Two Chinese miners, who were given up for dead after a tunnel collapse, dug their way to the surface on a six-day diet of coal nuggets and urine, a local newspaper reported today.

In the latest example of the dire safety standards in Chinese mines, brothers Meng Xianchen and Meng Xianyou emerged exhausted and starving - but unscathed - from an illegal colliery on Friday, four days after rescue efforts had been called off.