This Day in History: Chilean miners rescued after 69 days underground
In August of 2010, *** mine collapsed in northern Chile, trapping all 33 miners underground. The men were trapped for *** total of 69 days before they were rescued on October 13 when the mine collapsed, all communication was lost. In the 33 workers moved to an underground emergency shelter, engineering and mining experts from around the world worked on the long and painstaking process to get them out.
This opened up communication and rescuers were able to send down food, water and medicine. The men also sent up video messages to their families, many of whom were camping on-site in tents during the rescue efforts. While the miners were underground, Elizabeth Segovia, the wife of trapped miner Ariel Ticona, gave birth to a girl she named Esperanza, the Spanish word for"hope."
On Oct. 13, after more than two months, the miners were lifted out safely, one by one, through a narrow escape tunnel in a rescue capsule painted blue, red and white — the colors of the Chilean flag. It took just under 23 hours to lift all 33 men safely to the surface.Below is a list of the 33 miners' names:
Alex Vega Salazar, Ariel Ticona, Carlos Andres Bugueno Alfaro, Carlos Mamani Solis, Carlos Barrios Contreras, Claudio Acuna Cortes, Claudio David Yanez Lagos, Daniel Esteban Herrera Campos, Darios Antonio Segovia Rojas, Edison Fernando Pena Villaroel, Esteban Alfonso Rojas Carrizo, Florencio Antonio Avalos Silva, Franklin Lobos Ramirez, Jorge Hernan Galleguillos Orellana, Jose Henriquez Gonzalez, Jose Ojeda Vidal, Juan Carlos Aguilar Gaete, Juan Illanes Palma, Jimmy Sanchez Lagues, Luis Alberto...
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