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Santiago: Miércoles 18 de diciembre del 2024 | Actualizado 19:54
Florencio Avalos, the first of 33 miners to be rescued, has surfaced after 69 days underground.
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21:30: Ariel Ticona reaches the surface, who watched the birth of his daughter while trapped, is rescued.
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21:02: 31 miners rescued so far. The 31st miner, 25-year-old acoustics expert Pedro Cortez, is out of the mine.
20:38: 30th miner brought to surface, 3 more to come up. Raul E Bustos, 40 was a foreman and a hydraulics engineer at the mine.
20:15: Juan Carlos Aguilar Gaete, is the 29th to be rescued. Aguilar, 49 was supervisor for one of the three shifts at the mine.
19.45: Richard Villarroel is out.
19.18: Miner Franklin Lobos Ramirez is welcomed by family. Lobos is a former professional soccer player in a Chilean league.
He received one of two signed T-shirts sent to the mine by Barcelona and Spanish World Cup winning star David Villa, whose father and grandfather were both miners.
18.51: The 26th miner is out. Claudio Acuña is 34 years old and the youngest of eight brothers.
He moved up his planned wedding and is now eager to marry his girlfriend as soon as possible.
18.24: Renan Avalos reaches the surface. He is the 25th miner and the brother of Florencio Avalos.
18.00: José Henríquez is rescued in only nine minutes. The number 33 is his fate: married for 33 years, working at the mine for 33 years, and one of the 33 trapped men.
17.34: Carlos Bugueño reaches the surface. He found himself trapped alongside a childhood friend, Pedro Cortez.
A passionate soccer fan, he asked to have game broadcasts piped below.
Relatives said the former security guard went to work at the mine to earn money for a car and house.
17.05: Samuel Avalos is rescued. Samuel Avalos, 43, becomes the 22nd miner to reach the surface, almost 18 hours after the rescue operation began.
16.32: Yonni Barrios is out of the mine. The 21st miner rescued emerges from mine to welcome of his mistress, but not his wife.
16.00: Dario Segovia reaches the surface. He is a lifelong miner whose father first took him underground at age 8.
Twice married, he had three children from each marriage.
He had worked at the mine for three months, drilling holes for dynamite.
He has 12 brothers and sisters.
15.29: Pablo Rojas is rescued. Pablo Rojas, 45, one of three cousins among the 33 men, is the 19th miner to be rescued.
14.49: Esteban Rojas is rescued. Rojas, 44, sent a letter to his wife of 25 years asking her to renew their marriage vows, when he got trapped.
13.39: Omar Reygada reaches the surface. Omar Reygadas, clutching a Bible, became the 17th man to return safely to the surface.
Reygadas, 56, fell to his knees, hoisting his Bible above his head, after stepping from the rescue capsule which brought him up from the depths of the mine which collapsed on August 5.
He helped organise life below ground and reportedly survived other collapses in the mine. A widower, he has six children, 14 grandchildren and and four great-grandchildren, including one born while he was trapped.
12.50: The miner Daniel Herrera is rescued. The 27 year old worker, was a truck driver and taxi driver.
Herrera is single. His mother and sister have been waiting for him at Camp Hope.
12.11: A new rescue worker goes down. Patricio Sepulveda.
12.08: Víctor Segovia reaches the top. Known as the "writer," he kept a journal of the ordeal, and he is the 15th miner to be rescued.
Segovia (48), who is married and an electrician, emerged from the rocket-like rescue capsule wearing dark glasses to ward his eyes against the glare of the desert sun.
11.31: Chilean miner Víctor Zamora, out. The 33 year old miner, carrier pigeon handler and poet, is rescued.
10.54: The miner Carlos Barrios reaches the surface.
10.22: The rescue worker Jorge Bustamante goes down. The group is going to take turns in the duties.
10.12: Edison Peña reaches surface. The twelfth miner rescued hugs his wife and then he greets the President. Piñera tells him "you have given us a noble example".
He is an Elvis Presley fan, and he asked for Elvis music to be sent into the mine so the trapped workers could have singalongs.
09.35: The rescue compleated its first third. Jorge Galleguillos comes out and his family celebrates. They sing the national anthem while the capsule prepares to go back down.
He comes from a large family with about a dozen brothers. Galleguillos was said to be taking medication for hypertension.
08.52: Tenth miner pulled safely from Chile mine. The 10th of 33 miners trapped underground in Chile for ten weeks arrived safely at the surface Wednesday.
Alex Vega Salazar came out of the dank, dark underground cavern to the bright lights of international media attention after some 70 days.
The miner embraced his wife as he emerged from the capsule that has been lifting the men one by one in a resuce effort that was expected to take about two days.
As with the other men, Vega's return from more than 600 meters (2,000 feet) below ground represented a new record and an amazing feat of human endurance against all odds.Tenth in the list, he reaches surface chewing gum.
07.58: Oldest Chilean miner reaches surface safely. The oldest member in the group of trapped miners in Chile became the ninth to emerge safely Wednesday, despite fears for his health after almost 10 weeks underground. Mario Gómez, 63, was brought to the surface at 7:58 am in a steel capsule after being fitted with a special mask to combat his breathing problems.
06.21: José Ojeda, 46 reaches surface. Ojeda was on medication for diabetes but appeared healthy when he emerged. When the last man surfaces, it promises to end a national crisis that began when 700,000 tons of rock collapsed Aug. 5, sealing the men in the lower reaches of the mine.
05:05: Sixth miner prepares to surface Osmán Araya gets ready to surface. He will be the sixth miner to be rescued. Meanwhile, Mario Sepulveda, the second miner to be rescued, praised the rescue teams in a television interview.
04:30: Chile mine rescue 'without comparison'. The rescue operation to free 33 miners after 10 weeks trapped underground is "without comparison in the history of humanity," Chilean President Sebastian Piñera said Wednesday. "Never before has such a rescue been attempted," said Pinera. "The lesson of miners remains with us forever."
The group has shown, like victims of the deadly February earthquake that shook the central portion of the country, "that when Chile unites in the face of adversity, it can achieve great things," he added. Through the miners, he said the entire country has learned "the value of faith and of hope, the value of comradeship and solidarity."
Their rescue marked the culmination of a record-breaking two-month drama, during which the 33 men awaited rescue at the bottom of the dark, dank mine with the world captivated by their daily hopes and fears.
04:11: Youngest miner emerges from the mine Nineteen-year-old Jimmy Sanchez reaches the surface. He has worked as a miner for five months. Hours before the rescue, he had written a letter in which he talked about hsi fears and anxieties. Read Jimmy's letter.
03:35: Fifth miner prepares to make ascent. The capsule carrying miner Jimmy Sanchez is lifted up. Sanchez will be the fifth man to be brought out to the surface.
03:34: Miners' families overwhelmed with emotion "I am so overwhelmed with emotion because it's been so long since we have seen him," said Alfonso, the father of Florencio Avalos, the first miner to reach the surface. "I am so content, so happy. Thank God that he emerged so strong," Alfonso told state television channel TVN.
Families embraced and threw confetti at the mine site where they have camped for more than two months to await the rescue of the men. They had lit fires to fend off the cold. Police erected barricades to protect the families from hundreds of reporters.
"I'm so happy; it's historic," said Lily Ramirez, wife of 63-year-old Mario Gomez, the oldest miner. "My husband is still down there. I just hope they all get out okay."
03:14: Fourth miner reaches the surface. The crowd keeps vigil at the San Jose mine site as the fourth miner, Carlos Mamani, reaches the surface.
02:58: Fourth miner is lifted up the surface
Rescue efforts continue to bring to the surface the rest of the miners trapped underground. The fourth miner, Carlos Mamani, is being lifted to the surface.
02:08: Third miner reaches the surface
Cheers on the ground as the capsule carrying Juan Illanes reaches the surface. He is greeted by the Chilean president and other officials as he steps out, and like the three others before him, he is led to the hospital for check up.
01:45: Third miner on his way to the surface
Juan Illanes on his way to the surface. Cheers from the crowd as they anticipate his arrival.
01:09: Second Chile miner reaches surface
Mario Sepulveda became the second miner to reach the surface early Wednesday morning, wearing a sweater and an oxygen mask while coming up inside the Phoenix capsule at the San Jose mine in Chile.
He first hugged his wife and then reached into his bag to give three people in the crowd "souvenir rocks" from underground. He also gave the Chilean president a hug.
Earlier, Florencio Avalos, the first of the 33 miners to be pulled up to surface minutes after midnight, surfaced after 69 days underground to sobs from his young son a bracing bear hug from Chilean President Sebastian Pinera.
Nervous wives, children, parents and friends of the remaining 31 miners waited on a rocky hillside above the mine. "Right now I'm calm, though still very anxious. I hope my nerves don't betray me when the rescue starts," said Jessica Salgado, whose husband Alex is among the miners. "The first thing I'm going to do is hug him hard, tell him how much I love him and how I've missed him all this time."
00:55: Second miner makes ascent
Second miner, Mario Sepulveda, makes slow but steady ascent to the surface. He was the group's official spokesman during the 69-day ordeal.
00:45: Paramedic reaches the miners
The paramedic has reached the miners and is preparing the second miner, Mario Sepulveda, for his ascent to the surface.
00:35: Chilean president pleased with rescue efforts
In a press conference at the site, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera thanks everyone for contributing to the rescue effort, especially the engineers. "Today, October 13 is a magic number.. We hope this day will become an example to the world," Pinera said, referring to the rescue effort. He said there must be respect for the work force.
As he spoke, a paramedic was being lowered down to the remaining miners, while the next miner to be rescued will be lifted up in the capsule as soon as it reaches undergound.
Engineers said the final stage of the rescue still has its risks but that the capsule is handling well in the shaft, and they expected a smooth extraction. Each man's journey to safety should take about 15 minutes. The capsule travels at about 1 metre per second, or a casual walking pace.
The miners can communicate with rescue teams via an intercom in the capsule.
They have been told to keep their eyes closed and will be given dark glasses to avoid damaging their eyesight after spending so long in a dimly lit tunnel. They will then be under observation at a nearby hospital for two days.
00:11: First Chile miner reaches the surface
Florencio Avalos, the first of 33 miners to be rescued, has surfaced after 69 days underground. He stepped out of a rescue capsule amid sobs from his young son and received a bracing bear hug from Chilean President Sebastian Pinera.
Avalos smiled widely as he hugged rescuers, then Pinera, as his wife, two sons and father looked on. His 7-year-old son Bairo sobbed, as did Chile's first lady, Cecilia Morel. Then Avalos was escorted into a medical triage center for the first of a battery of tests.
Avalos, a 31-year-old father of two, was trapped along with his brother, Renan, and was apparently picked to take the tough journey first because he is in good physical shape and has plenty of mining experience.
Nervous wives, children, parents and friends waited on a rocky hillside above the mine on Tuesday night. "Right now I'm calm, though still very anxious. I hope my nerves don't betray me when the rescue starts," said Jessica Salgado, whose husband Alex is among the miners.
"The first thing I'm going to do is hug him hard, tell him how much I love him and how I've missed him all this time." Rescuers were able to finally deploy the capsule, dubbed "Phoenix" after the mythical bird that rose from the ashes, after reinforcing part of the narrow escape shaft with metal casing to prevent rocks falling and blocking the exit.
Engineers said the final stage of the rescue still had its risks but that the capsule was handling well in the shaft, and they expected a smooth extraction. The miners will be hoisted out one at a time in a two-day operation.
23:58: First Chile miner starts ascent in capsule
Florencio Avalos - the first of 33 workers trapped for more than two months in a Chilean mine - began his ascent toward the surface on Tuesday in a specially-made capsule.
23:36: First rescuer reaches miners
The 33 miners hugged and celebrated as Manuel Rodriguez, a mining rescue expert with Chile's state copper company Codelco, emerged from the capsule. It took him 17 minutes to descend the near half-mile shaft.
He is the first human being the miners have met in 69 days. Other rescuers will join Rodriguez to help prepare the miners for their journey to safety after 10 weeks trapped a half-mile underground.
23:10: Rescuer is being lowered down to the ground
A rescue worker is being lowered down to the 33 trapped miners after good luck wishes from Chile’s president. Manuel Rodriguez, a mining rescue expert with Chile's state copper company Codelco, is the first one down the shaft. Other rescuers will join him to help prepare 33 trapped miners for their journey to safety after 69 days trapped a half-mile underground.
President Sebastian Pinera wished him good luck and urged him to bring the miners up in good shape. Then they closed him inside the capsule (along with canisters of oxygen to treat anyone with a panic attack) and Pinera grinned and made the sign of the cross as the capsule disappeared below.
22:50: Last man to get out named
Officials say the last man out is expected to be Luis Urzua. One miner is expected to be rescued each hour. Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama says his thoughts and prayers go out to miners
22:24: Rescue capsule is lowered
The custom-made capsule that will carry the miners is lowered down the escape shaft as engineers at the site look on. Two rescue capsules will be used in the operation, according to media reports.
21:50: Rescue efforts start
The Chilean President Sebastian Piñera has confirmed that the first miner to be rescued is Florencio Avalos, 31-year-old father of two. The rescue efforts have started as declared earlier at 20.00 hours in Chile.
He will be followed by Mario Sepulveda, 39, an electrical specialist, and then by Carlos Mamani, 23, the only Bolivian in the group, newswires reported. Avalos’s family said they were extremely happy that their relative would be the first to exit the mine, but also said Florencio would have to leave behind his brother, Renan Avalos, among the others to be hauled up later.
Pinera is already at the scene, ready to welcome Florencio Avalos and those following him. Bolivian President Evo Morales, expected to arrive late Tuesday, will greet Mamani when he was brought up.
Florencio Avalos is an athletic man, who loves playing football with his two children, aged seven and 17. The older son came with his wife, Monica, and he adopted him when he married her. The younger one is the couple's biological child. Renan, 29, did not figure among the first few to pulled up. His limited medical experience has turned him into the miners' "doctor."
21:30: Festive air as thousands await return of Chile miners
At least 2,000 people have crowded Camp Hope to witness the historic rescue. Clowns have been enlisted to entertain the miners' children. Police beefed up their ranks to deal with the crowds and put in place what they said was an impregnable barrier to prevent the arrival of gawkers.
The blaring of a siren, and a pulsating light were to announce the arrival of each miner at the surface, signaling to waiting medical teams to be on the alert.
20:28: Rescue efforts begin
Chile's mining minister says a paramedic will begin descending to start the rescue of 33 trapped miners by about 10pm - two hours later than what President Sebastian Pinera had announced.
Mining Minister Laurence Golborne says that's because cables and equipment need to be attached to the capsule that will carry the men. Then it will be lowered with a rescue worker inside, then raised again, and only when everything is ready the paramedic will go down to prepare the men below. And only then can the first miner be pulled to safety.
20:23: US mine safety expert says effort unprecedented
A US mine safety expert says Chile has done a remarkable job of preparing to rescue 33 miners trapped a half-mile underground, but many risks remain simply because never before has anyone tried to rescue miners from such depths.
Davitt McAteer, who led the US Mine Safety and Health Administration during the Clinton administration, laid out the risks in an Associated Press interview: A miner could get claustrophobic and do something that damages the capsule. Or a rock could fall and wedge it in the shaft. Or the cable could get hung up. Or the rig that pulls the cable could overheat.
"It's not an elevator shaft. It's got twists and turns and that can cause problems with the cable," McAteer told the AP by telephone. "We're talking about 2,000 feet (deep) and it's uncharted territory."
20:05: Chile's Senate votes to approve Mining Royalty Bill
Chile's Senate approved a government proposal to raise taxes for mining companies including BHP Billiton Ltd. and Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
Lawmakers voted 26 in favor and one against, while three abstained, according to images transmitted by the Senate television channel. The lower house must vote on the revised bill before it becomes law.
The changes would raise about $1 billion over three years to help fund earthquake reconstruction and President Sebastian Pinera's education and health programs, Finance Minister Felipe Larrain said in an October 6 statement.
20:00: Chile leader tells mom her son will be first out
The man tentatively chosen to be first out of the mine where 33 men have been trapped for more than two months is a shy father of two who was caught along with his brother when the mine collapsed.
Maria Silva said President Sebastian Pinera himself told her that her son Florencio Avalos was first on the list to come out. Avalos, 31, is married and has two children.
Avalos had been the second in command of the group before the collapse, assisting his friend Luis Urzua. But friends describe him as shy. After the men were found and cameras sent down, he often acted as cameraman, taking pictures of the other miners.
"I am not surprised" that he was chosen, his mother said after word reached the family. "I am so proud of him."
With input from agencies
