Home » Page 3
« Previous Entries
Next Entries »

Chile

US expert: Chile “good and lucky” but risks remain (AP)

October 12th, 2010

Cintya Torres, left, and Maria Jose Gomez, niece and daughter respectively of Mario Gomez, one of the 33 miners trapped inside the San Jose mine, apply make-up before a TV interview at the relatives camp outside the mine, near Copiapo, Chile, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. The miners became trapped when the gold and copper mine collapsed on Aug. 5 and are expected to be rescued starting late Tuesday or early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)AP - 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…

Chile rescue capsule lowered into shaft for tests (AP)

October 12th, 2010

Rescue workers and officials test the rescue capsule that will be used to extract the 33 trapped miners one by one at the San Jose Mine near Copiapo, Chile, Tuesday Oct. 12, 2010. The first of 33 trapped miners is expected to be lifted to the surface late Tuesday after surviving more than two months below ground. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)AP - Rescuers in Chile are lowering a still-empty escape capsule into the shaft that will finally provide a way out for 33 trapped miners.


Tags: rescue, capsule, tests, Chile, lowered,…

Chile leader tells mom her son will be first out (AP)

October 12th, 2010

Alberto Segovia, brother of trapped miner Dario Segovia, and his daughter Carla Belgica, stand at the relatives camp outside the San Jose mine, near Copiapo, Chile, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. The33 miners became trapped when the gold and copper mine collapsed on Aug. 5 and are expected to be rescued starting late Tuesday or early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)AP - The president of Chile has made it official, telling the mother of Florencio Avalos that he’ll be the first of 33 men to be rescued from the collapsed…

Chile choreographs dramatic finish to rescue saga (AP)

October 12th, 2010

Chile's mining minister Laurence Goldborne talks with members of the rescue team as the capsule emerges from the shaft on one of the final tests before using it to lift the 33 miners to safety, in Copiapo in this frame grab from a government handout video taken October 11, 2010. Rescuers will start evacuating 33 trapped miners late on Tuesday and have successfully tested a capsule to hoist them to the surface to end their two-month ordeal, officials said on Monday. REUTERS/Chilean Government/Handout (CHILE - Tags: DISASTER BUSINESS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSAP - Fresh air and freedom were just hours away Tuesday for 33 miners trapped a half-mile underground for 69 days, men whose endurance and unity have captivated the world.…

Chile official: 1st miner to surface Tuesday (AP)

October 12th, 2010

Alberto Segovia, brother of trapped miner Dario Segovia, and his daughter Carla Belgica, stand at the relatives camp outside the San Jose mine, near Copiapo, Chile, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. The33 miners became trapped when the gold and copper mine collapsed on Aug. 5 and are expected to be rescued starting late Tuesday or early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)AP - The first of 33 trapped miners is expected to be lifted to the surface late Tuesday after miraculously surviving more than two months about half a mile below…

Dramatic endgame nears for trapped Chile miners (AP)

October 11th, 2010

Workers assemble machinery to be used in the rescue operation for 33 trapped miners in the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, Monday Oct. 11, 2010. Rescuers on Monday finished reinforcing the hole drilled to bring 33 trapped miners to safety and sent a rescue capsule nearly all the way to where the men are trapped. The miners became trapped when the gold and copper mine collapsed on Aug. 5 and are expected to be rescued starting Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)AP - They’ll come up one by one in green overalls bearing their names on their chests — first the fittest, then the weakest, twisting in a steel cage that…

Dramatic endgame nears for Chile miners (AP)

October 11th, 2010

Maria Segovia, sister of trapped miner Dario Segovia, center left, embraces US drill operator Jeff Hart, operator of the T-130 drilling machine that reached 33 trapped miners, as the drill leaves the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, Monday Oct. 11, 2010. The engineer leading Chilean rescue efforts, Andres Sougarett, said Monday his team has successfully tested a rescue capsule nearly all the way down to where 33 miners are trapped. The miners became trapped when the mine collapsed on Aug. 5 and are expected to be rescued starting Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)AP - They’ll come up one by one in green overalls bearing their names on their chests — first the fittest, then the weakest, twisting in a steel cage that…

Test shows Chile mine rescue shaft works (AP)

October 11th, 2010

Patricio Sepulveda, a corporal of the police special operations unit, smiles after arriving at the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. After more than two months trapped deep in the gold and copper mine, 33 miners are close to being freed and Sepulveda, who forms part of the pre-selected team of rescuers, will likely be one of the paramedics to go down the escape shaft to lead the miners to the surface. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)AP - The engineer leading Chilean rescue efforts says his team has successfully tested a rescue capsule nearly all the way down to where the miners are trapped.


Tags: shaft, rescue…

Chile miners are heroes, but fame can be fleeting (AP)

October 11th, 2010

Patricio Sepulveda, a corporal of the police special operations unit, smiles after arriving at the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. After more than two months trapped deep in the gold and copper mine, 33 miners are close to being freed and Sepulveda, who forms part of the pre-selected team of rescuers, will likely be one of the paramedics to go down the escape shaft to lead the miners to the surface. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)AP - A torrent of emotions awaits the 33 miners when they finally rejoin the outside world.


Tags: fame, heroes, fleeting, miners, Chile

Minister says Wednesday rescue likely in Chile (AP)

October 9th, 2010

A relative of a trapped miner gestures after the announcement that a drill reached the trapped miners in the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, Saturday Oct. 9, 2010. Officials announced that the drill trying to reach the 33 trapped miners reached them Saturday after more than two months of efforts. The miners have been trapped since the mine collapsed on Aug. 5. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)AP - Chile’s mining minister said Saturday night that the 33 miners trapped for more than two months will probably be pulled out starting Wednesday.


Tags: Wednesday, says, Minister, rescue, Chile,…

PAGE 3 of 81234567...8