of KEYPTAU. In South Africa operation on rescue of 955 miners who have appeared underground after on mine successfully came to the end the electricity was suddenly disconnected, Sayt Russkoy sluzhby BBC reports .
Miners were underground nearly two days: because of a storm the electricity on gold mine "Beatrix" was disconnected on Wednesday evening after damage of one of power line towers. Electricians all this time tried to restore supply of electricity to elevators.
managed to be started One of elevators in the morning on Friday then miners lifted on a surface, reported local TV channel eNCA.
the Representative of companies Sibanye-Stillwater which possesses mine, told that miners did not suffer in any way.
"With all everything is all right, at some small injuries and dehydration, that's all," - information agency "Reuters" quotes the representative of Sibanye-Stillwater.
The day before at night to mine there arrived some ambulance cars. The got-out miners fed on a place, and then carried on hospitals for physical examination.
South Africa is the largest exporter of gold in the world, however in gold mining branch of the country of business are far not safely. Only in 2017 in mining branch South Africa were lost 80 miners.
the Beatrix Mine is locatedin Welkom approximately in 290 km to the South from Johannesburg. It belongs the multinational mining companies to Sibanye-Stillwater. The mine has depth to 1000 meters.