SAN JOSE MINE, Chile -- Rescuers have sent down antibiotics and ointments and were working Tuesday to blast cool, dry air to 33 miners trapped a half-mile underground for more than a month. All the ...
On August 5, 2010, a catastrophic mine collapse in Chile's Atacama Desert trapped 33 miners underground, sparking a global rescue effort that captivated the world. Today, 15 years later, the story of ...
Thirty-three miners trapped underground for more than two weeks after a cave-in said they are all alive in a message tied to a drill, Chilean authorities said on Sunday.
The terrified group of men spent 15 days underground with no contact from the outside world. For more than two weeks, they had no idea if anyone was coming to get them, or whether they would be left ...