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First of the 22 miners trapped underground of a gold mine in East China got rescued at 11:13 and was sent to hospital.

JINAN - Rescuers said Saturday that the 10 workers trapped in a gold mine in East China have returned to a normal diet after relying on nutrient solutions for survival in previous days, as search-and-rescue efforts continue for the other missing miners.

Twenty-two miners have been trapped about 600 meters underground since a mine blast on Jan 10 in Qixia, under the city of Yantai, in Shandong province.

So far, rescuers have established contact with only 10 of the miners, who are in good physical and psychological condition. Another is believed to be dead.

Rescue headquarters at the site said that they have sent food, clothes, and other supplies to the 10 miners through a channel.

Rescuers are still racing against the clock to dig into the blocked mine shaft in an effort to set up an escape route for the trapped workers.

Some of the workers have helped the rescuers search for the 11 missing miners using laser pointers and loudspeakers, but have received no response.

Rescuers have continued to lower life detectors and nutrient solutions into other sections of the mine to locate the missing miners, but still have not encountered any signs of life.