of rescuers who had been battling through freezing conditions, night after night, to reach them. the miners had been told it would take 1a more days translation: the critical patient comes first before the less serious ones. miners had been told it would take 1a days to dig a rescue tunnel. however, somehow a large ventilation shaft was cleared, which led all the way to the main group of ten. suddenly, the rescue was happening in hours rather than weeks. translation: the rescuers checked the miners to see if they had any - injuries and covered their eyes for protection. after lifting up the trapped miners, we will search for the missing ones. onjanuary 10th, a blast caught 22 workers underground. initially, the accident wasn't reported for 30 hours, costing precious time. the local communist party secretary and mayor have both been sacked