Rescue workers are trying to reach some 3200 workers trapped in a gold mine near Johannesburg,South Africa.
Early reports said a burst water pipe had probably caused a shaft to collapse at Elandsrand Mine in Carletonville.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1286898.html

If only it were 3200 lawyers ....

If those people are not saved this is going to be a horrible horrible event..

Lord have mercy.

He did. I think they are starting to being them out.

More than 2,000 scared, exhausted and hungry workers have been rescued after spending hours deep in a crippled South African gold mine.


Very good.

Thankfully it was not a cave in, but a broken air pipe and damaged lift.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071004/ap_on_re_af/south_africa_mine