Friday, September 17, 2010

"Estamos bien en el regufio los 33": Survival in a collapsed coppermine has a 3.19 inch diameter.






32 Chilean miners and one Bolivian have been trapped in a copper-gold mine in Copiapó since the roof of the mine collapsed on August 5 this year, where they will remain trapped until a secure rescue passage can be drilled -- a process which will take months.

Until then, their only link with the outside world is through three tiny boreholes that were drilled into the area where they are confined. Through these, the supplies necessary to keep these men alive, healthy and sane are delivered to them in canisters only slightly bigger than a beer can.

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