Miners plead for salvation from underground 'hell' [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Miners plead for salvation from underground 'hell'
Posted 23 minutes ago

Chile's trapped miners say they are enduring "hell" underground, putting urgency into a rescue operation that could drag on for months before providing salvation.

The 33 men, living in unimaginable conditions deep below ground for 20 days, pleaded with president Sebastian Pinera to save them, in an exchange over an intercom line dropped through a narrow drill hole.

"We are waiting for all of Chile to do everything to get us out of this hell," group leader Luis Urzua said.

Mr Urzua added that all the miners are in good condition physically and had high hopes of rescue after finally being located last Sunday (local time) by a probe attached to the end of a drill bit.

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