Posts tagged: Chilean Miners

“We Have Lived a Magical Night”

“We have lived a magical night, a night we will remember throughout our
lives, a night in which life defeated death.”Last year it was the Miracle of the Hudson — this year it’s the Miracle of the Mine.  All 33 Chilean miners are safe and sound. 

The First Chilean Miners are Out!

Florencio Avalos was the first out at 4:11 am GMT (12:11 am in Chile) on Wednesday morning. “Los 33” are coming out at about the rate of one per hour.The Guardian is live-blogging.

How Chile Will Get Its Miners Out

The CBC reports on the planned procedure and on the surprisingly large escape capsule (left).  Why so big?