Finally there is the certainty that 33 miners are trapped entirely in good condition in a shelter. The miners took refuge in an underground shelter when gold and copper mine tunnel San Jose collapsed last August 5. The mine is located about 850 kilometers north of the capital Santiago.
Government officials and family hugged each other miners, climb the nearest hill, put the 33 flags and singing the national anthem of Chile, on Sunday (22 / 8) or local time Monday (23 / 8) pm, after the device is a drill that is sent to the mine site at a depth of 688 meters back with a letter.
But the temptation for the miners is not over. Rescuers said it took four months to get them out. Means that rescue efforts would continue until around Christmas. Rescuers have drilled a hole that is used to send a capsule containing food, water and oxygen if needed miners, as well as voice and video devices for miners to communicate with family and rescue.
The 33 miners were trapped underground for longer than previous incidents. Only a few Trapped Miners could be rescued in history. Last year, three miners survived after 25 days trapped in a flooded mine in southern China, while two miners in northeastern China were rescued after trapped for 23 days in 1983. Several other rescue took two more weeks.
Video camera suspended from the drill stem shows several miners, a bare-chested because hot air under the ground, waving happily. But they can not do audio contacts. "I saw 8 or 9 miners, they waved. They are closer to the camera and we could see their eyes, their joy, "said Pinera told reporters at the scene.
Dozens of Trapped Miners in a Hole and Video
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Safety of the 33 miners is good news for Chile is still trying to rise from the 8.8 earthquake on the Richter Scale (SR) and the tsunami on 27 February, which killed at least 521 people and leaving 200,000 people homeless.Hundreds of people gathered and waved flags at Plaza Italia in the capital Santiago, which traditionally is a place to celebrate important national events. Citizens of Chile looked at television and computer screens that broadcast the drama directly from mining.
"Thank God, I'm fine. I hope to be out soon, armed with faith and patience. Almighty God and His help will bring me out of the mine alive, "wrote Mario Gomez, one of the trapped miners.
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