▁with ▁a ▁new ▁group ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁surv iv ors ▁was ▁established ▁via ▁ham mer ▁signal , ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁media ▁world wide ▁began ▁to ▁speak ▁of ▁a ▁mi racle . ▁As ▁the ▁experienced ▁res cu ers ▁had ▁hoped , ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁min ers ▁had ▁fled ▁into ▁the ▁Alter ▁Mann ▁as ▁water ▁was ▁rising ▁in ▁the ▁newer ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁mine . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁dr ill ▁came ▁down , ▁only ▁ 1 1 ▁had ▁surv ived ▁in ▁extreme ▁circumstances ▁of ▁falling ▁rock , ▁de br is , ▁wounded ▁and ▁dying ▁com r ades ▁and ▁different ▁water ▁levels . ▁They ▁had ▁only ▁a ▁bott le ▁of ▁tea ▁with ▁them ▁and ▁the ▁batter ies ▁of ▁their ▁hel met ▁l amps ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁r ation ed . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁inst ability ▁of ▁the ▁region , ▁dr illing ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁parts ▁with ▁a ▁compress or . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁more ▁days ▁of ▁dr illing ▁rescue ▁access ▁holes , ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁min ers ▁were ▁brought ▁to ▁safety ▁on ▁ 7 ▁November ▁after ▁being ▁tra pped ▁for ▁two ▁weeks . ▁They ▁were ▁res cu ed ▁from ▁a ▁depth ▁of ▁ ▁via ▁a ▁ ▁diameter ▁sh aft , ▁using ▁a ▁device ▁called ▁D ahl bus ch ▁bomb . ▁ ▁The ▁remaining ▁ 2 9 ▁workers ▁had ▁died ; ▁ 1 9 ▁were ▁killed ▁directly ▁in ▁the ▁dis aster , ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁while ▁await ing ▁rescue . ▁▁ ▁There ▁were ▁some ▁har