Emergency crews rescued 18 workers trapped in a gold mine in Colombia on Friday, the government said.
“They were all found to be in good health,” the National Mining Agency said on X after the 12-hour emergency rescue operation in northwest Colombia.
The workers — who were trapped underground for about 18 hours because of an equipment failure — walked out of the mine one by one in blue jumpsuits and yellow helmets.
They were greeted with cheers and hugs from colleagues above ground, who gave them energy drinks, TV footage showed.