Miracle in Chile

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/08/chile.miners.trapped/index.html?iref=allsearch#fbid=A33Akk_MtrX&wom=false

17 days...

22 august, 15.00 pm. a letter sticked on a machine, come to the surfacing.

"we are ll the 33 alive"

So are they saved at last?

Can't really understand that

"(CNN) -- Thirty-three miners trapped underground in Chile sent a note on Sunday saying they are alive, raising hopes for the first time in the nearly three weeks since the mine collapsed, but officials cautioned it could take months to rescue the workers.

The miners sent their rescuers a handwritten message that said all of them are alive and in a shelter, said Chilean President Sebastian Pinera. The note was tied to a probe authorities had lowered earlier on Sunday."

The link: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/22/chile.miners/index.html

It may take months to get them out! Trapped for months under 800 meters of earth doesn't look like a miracle to me...

What kind of probe could fail to spot someone while they were tying a note to it!?

already had audio-visual contact with the miners.

and they received their first dose of fluids for rehydration.

have even sung the national anthem!!

Today, at 20.00hrs

The miners are going to be rescue!!!

www.tvn.cl for the online signal

after 2 months.

Oh, man, I'm sure a lot have been following this story.

Latest updates (15 minutes ago) indicate that Florencio Avalos hasn't been rescued yet.

they doesnt start yet.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs774.snc4/67404_445804988231_629048231_5200551_5567366_n.jpg

rotf-lol. I played that forever and a year...

10 guys rescued right now...

great that they made it out alive.

But for all the miracle praising, let's not forget what got them there in the first place.

Strange that companies rather spend a fortune for rescue mission than some bucks for security upfront. But we are teaching them that this is the way - everybody is praising the company now, they are national heros, and the failures of the past are forgotten and forgiven - see Wikipedia: "...The mine is owned by Empresa Minera San Esteban, which has a poor safety record and has suffered a series of mishaps, with several workers being killed in recent years. Between 2004 and 2010 the company received 42 fines for breaching safety regulations..."

The real miracle would be if anything changes in application of safety standards and regulations.

Just one more line: "...Since 2000, an average of 34 people have died every year in mining accidents in Chile..." Too bad for those.

yonni es mi heroe!!!

exito a chile

28 saved now, 5 left. Incredible! I'm so happy that they made it, just get the last ones up as well. It is not only a victory for the people being rescued and the people rescuing them. This magical story will for sure also have an influence on safety measures in other mines.

Sorry, 30 rescued!

Now it is 31!

32!!!

the last miner is coming to the surface :|

foe emotivo cuando cantaron el himno nacional

all 33 up and safe :)

Thankz God!!!

Do not believe in Piñera, he is a clown, saddly.

This is totally amazing!

Wow! Wonderful news!