Television footage showed the first minors he was brought to the surface in the morning Ah, black blindfold shielding his eyes from daylight as he was lifted out of the shaft, state broadcaster CCTV said he was extremely weak and was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Over the next few hours.

10 miners from a different section of the mine who had been getting food and medical supplies down a shaft from rescue workers last week, were brought out in batches.

Officials had said on Thursday it could take another two weeks to drill a rescue shaft through blockages to reach the group of 10.

China's minds are among some of the world's deadliest, with 573 mine related deaths in 2020 according to the National Mine Safety Administration.

The January 10 explosion trapped 22 workers about 2000 ft underground.