trapped miners
Cave-in victims below
Trapped miners are workers caught underground after a mine collapse, explosion, or flood blocks their exit.
The phrase evokes dramatic rescue operations that captivate public attention: Rescuers worked around the clock to reach the trapped miners.
The scenario has become a recurring news event, with survival stories hinging on air supply, communication with the surface, and the race to drill escape shafts.
- rescueSave from harm
- search and rescueFinding and saving people
- cave-inUnderground passage collapse
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
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