Rescue begins at Chinese gold mine

Chinese state media say rescue workers in the east of the country have begun rescuing a group of 22 miners who have been trapped 600 metres underground for two weeks. The entrance tunnel to the Hushan gold mine in Shandong province collapsed following an explosion, the cause of which is still unknown. 11 miners initially survived the collapse, but one later died.

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Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Manmit Bhambra, a British sociologist and Research Officer of the Religion and Global Society Research Unit at the London School of Economics and Tim Dixon, Australian-born social entrepreneur and co-founder of the More in Common organisation.

(Picture: Rescuers work at the Hushan gold mine where workers were trapped underground in Shandong province, China. Credit: REUTERS/Aly Song)