A group of miners were on Thursday rescued after being trapped in the major earthquake that rocked the Asian country of Taiwan.
The authorities made the news public on Thursday morning after the men were brought out of the disaster area by helicopter
Another 64 workers were still trapped in another quarry.
The military flew more than 400 kilograms of aid to them by helicopter.
However, persons confirmed to be injured as a result of the earthquake have jumped to 1050 and there is still no contact with around 50 missing people, according to official information.
Around 100 people were still trapped in road tunnels but authorities believe that their lives were not in danger.
Authorities said the search for the trapped and missing people is focused on the area around the city of Hualien.
The quake, which according to Taiwanese figures reached a magnitude of 7.2, caused severe damage there on Wednesday.
The area on the east coast of Taiwan, where the epicentre of the quake was located, is also where the nine known fatalities have been confirmed so far.
As of Thursday morning, the authorities counted 314 aftershocks in the region in the wake of the severe earthquake.