PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />STORY: Four miners were rescued early on Friday morning (December 7) after more than five days trapped underground in a flooded mine in northeast China, but seven are still missing, state media reported.<br/> <br />The Furuixiang coal mine in Qitaihe city, Heilongjiang province, flooded on Saturday (December 1), when 22 miners were working at the pit, broadcaster CCTV reported.<br/> <br />Six miners escaped on Saturday, while two more were brought out on Sunday (December 2). So far, three miners have been confirmed dead.<br/> <br />By Thursday (December 6), over 40,000 cubic metres of water had been pumped out of the mine, bringing the water level down by 20 metres, CCTV quoted rescuers as saying.<br/> <br />The four miners were found in the early hours of Friday and carried out to safety at around 0530am local time (2130GMT Thursday). They were immediately taken to hospital.<br/> <br />Rescue workers were still searching for the seven missing miners.
