China mine rescue: The moment a miner is rescued

Rescuers in China have freed the first of a group of miners who have been trapped 600m underground for two weeks, state media report.

An explosion closed the entrance tunnel to the Hushan gold mine in Shandong province on 10 January.

TV footage from China has shown the first miner being brought to the surface, as emergency workers applaud.

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