Rescuers Maintain Contact with Chilean Miners

Rescuers Maintain Contact with Chilean Miners
Ivan Alvarado / Reuters

National Tragedy
Since a gold and copper mine near Copiapó, Chile, collapsed on Aug. 5, the entire nation of Chile has followed every twist and turn of the efforts to rescue the 33 men trapped underground. A screen erected near the mine shows video of the miners, above.

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