Nineteen coal miners have been pulled alive from a mine in China, after being trapped underground for a week.
One miner died in the incident and three others are still missing. Three were rescued on Saturday.
Xinhua reports that the mine, near the city of Qitaihe, was ordered to close in 2007 but re-opened illegally.
Hopes that the miners were still alive were revived on Sunday when noises were detected through a 280 metre pipe that was drilled to allow fresh air into the mine.
Television images showed the men being brought slowly to the surface, all apparently in good health.
Rescuers cheered as the men appeared, bandages over their eyes to protect them from the light.
The BBC reports more than 2600 miners were killed in accidents in 2009 in China.
Last year, the government shut down more than 1000 illegal pits.
