Three more miners were pulled out alive Wednesday after being trapped for nine days in a flooded gold mine tunnel in the northern Philippines, while five others remained missing, The Associated Press quoted officials as saying today. They were rushed to a hospital, where they were listed in stable condition and undergoing tests. Six other survivors were rescued Monday and Tuesday. Rescuers are battling strong current and water gushing at the entrance of the tunnel to reach the other trapped miners, Baywong said. The men entered the mine during a typhoon Sept. 22 that rapidly flooded the tunnels, officials said. The bodies of two miners were retrieved Sept. 25.
