Chile’s 33 trapped miners all rescued in ‘miracle’
COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) – All of Chile’s 33 trapped miners were rescued from the bowels of the earth in a special capsule on Wednesday as a extraordinary two-month survival story many call a miracle triggered wild celebrations. A resident cries while watching and filming the live transmission of the rescue operation of 33 trapped miners, in a public square of Copiapo October 13, 2010. (REUTERS/Mariana Bazo) Luis Urzua, 54, who was leading the shift at the time of the collapse, was the last of the miners to travel through 2,050 feet (625 meters) of rock to the surface in a capsule barely wider than a man’s shoulders. Celebrations erupted across the country as he emerged to a hero’s welcome…
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