Saturday, October 9, 2010

33 Trapped Chilean Miners Reached by Drillers

Chilean miners who have been trapped for 66 days are one step closer to rescue, as drillers finally broke through to reach the area they're trapped in.

Three drills had been working to deal with obstacles that could cause them to go off course, and two of them did during the process, leaving what was labeled as the "Plan B" drill to be the first to break through.

Relatives waiting for news in what became dubbed as "Camp Hope," cheered, expressing their joy over hearing the news, giving them hope they would be reunited with them soon.

It will take several days to rescue the workers, as a decision will have to be made by engineers on whether to reinforce the shaft before pulling workers to the surface. They will be pulled to the surface one at a time.

The drilling shaft extends 2,041 feet below the surface.

Officials overseeing the rescue cautioned on being over-optimistic at this time, as Mining Minister Laurence Golborne was quick to add that the rescue operations won't be over until every miner is rescued, and at this time nobody is out.

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