Three miners in Colombia who were trapped 21 metres underground for four days, and rescued on the fifth day on Sunday, were greeted by President Iván Duque Márquez as they were brought to the surface.

Members of the Red Cross, police, firefighters, the Ministry of Energy and the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management all took part in the rescue at the coal mine.

According to local reports, the miners had been underground since Aug. 19. They had been receiving food in liquid form down a pipe and were able to communicate with rescuers and their families thanks to a communications line.

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