Nine miners pop out from a collapsed gold mine in Congo, onlookers cheer out loud. Watch

A video showing nine Congolese miners unexpectedly popping out of a collapsed gold mine and tumbling down a steep slope as onlookers cry out in joy has gone viral, in a rare happy ending pic.twitter.com/Y4WF4v0uc7

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 27, 2023

According to Reuters, nine Congolese miners escaped from the mine, which collapsed after heavy rain. “A video showing nine Congolese miners unexpectedly popping out of a collapsed gold mine and tumbling down a steep slope as onlookers cry out in joy has gone viral in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a rare happy ending to an all-too-common story,” read the caption of the clip.

Since being shared on Tuesday, the clip has amassed more than 1.1 lakh views on Twitter. Netizens heaved a sigh of relief over the miner’s escape. A user commented, “REBORN!” Another user wrote, “Life finds a way …” A third user commented, “Good news in an unhappy day. #Nashville.”