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First miners rescued after being trapped underground for two weeks

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Rescuers successfully hoisted 11 trapped miners up to safety in a dramatic day of rescue on Sunday, 14 days after an explosion ripped through a gold mine in east China's Shandong Province. All of the miners were given eyeshades to protect them from sudden exposure to daylight after spending two weeks buried underground.
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