China, when a blast trapped them underground more than 600m from the mine's entrance. After a long period without any contact, rescuers managed to drill through the mine until they heard "knocking sounds".A note sent up by the trapped workers said that 12 of them were still alive, the local government said in a statement.The note read: "We are in urgent need of cold medicine, painkillers, medical tape, external anti-inflammatory drugs, and three people have high blood pressure."We wish the rescuers won't stop so that we can still have hope.
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