China mine rescue pictures

One of the survivors is carried out of the Wangjialing coalmine, to the applause of rescuers and workers Photograph: Yan Yan/AP Photograph: Yan Yan/guardian.co.uk Medics crowd round a survivor as he is brought out of the pit Photograph: Reuters Photograph: guardian.co.uk A rescued miner is carried into hospital in Hejin Photograph: Reuters Photograph: guardian.co.uk The blackened hand of a rescued miner as he is treated at a hospital in Hejin Photograph: /Reuters Photograph: /guardian.co.uk Rescuers at the entrance of the Wangjialing coalmine Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters Photograph: Jason Lee/guardian.co.uk People watch the rescue effort from a hillside nearby Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP Photograph: Ng Han Guan/guardian.co.uk Ambulances line up to transport the survivors Photograph: Donald Chan/Reuters Photograph: Donald Chan/guardian.co.uk