All four miners who were trapped for six days after the entrance of a colliery collapsed in Liaoyuan City of northeastern Jilin Province, were saved on early Wednesday morning.

Rescuers found the four miners, who were in a weak condition, at the shaft more than 20 meters underground at around 1 AM Wednesday, said Dong Xiangge, head of the provincial administration of coal mine safety supervision.

"The miners have been sent to hospital for medical treatment and they are now in a stable condition," said Dong.

The accident occurred at around 9 PM on July 13 when the entrance of Dengta Coal Mine collapsed at Xi'an District of Liaoyuan City due to the continuous heavy rain in this area, he said.  

(Xinhua News Agency July 20, 2005)