| Ngitit Pagulayan, one of the survivors of the tragedy at the Antamok Goldfield mine in Itogon, Benguet, is wheeled to the emergency room of the Baguio General Hospital by rescuers and medical service personnel. (Sun.Star Baguio/Rizaldy Comanda) |
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MANILA -- (Updated 1:51 p.m.) Six gold miners have been rescued after being trapped for a week in a flooded underground tunnel in the mountainous northern Philippines, officials said Tuesday.
Divers were trying to reach two other men seen inside the shaft, but it was not clear if they were still alive, said Mines and Geosciences Bureau officer George Baywong, who is supervising rescue efforts.
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