Chilean officials hope to rescue miners 'by weekend'

[jannyk]

Source: BBC

Engineers drilling to reach 33 trapped miners in Chile say the men might be rescued as early as this weekend. The head of one of the drilling operations, Pedro Buttazzoni, told the BBC his drill had only 160m (524ft) further to go to reach the men.

Earlier, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said rescuers were "very close" to getting them out. The miners have now been trapped underground for two months, longer than any previous group.

And he said rescuers were debating whether they would in fact need to line the rescue tunnel with metal casing as planned, a process that would take several days. If it was decided that the lining was not needed, it was "perfectly possible" that the miners could be brought to the surface by the weekend, he said.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11472563

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Great News!

[Skittles]

1. K&R for the working men

yes INDEED

[ThomasQED]

2. They seem to have done an amazing job on this rescue

I hope everyone gets out safe this weekend.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Wonderful news!

I have been following this story, and I'm thrilled to see the work coming along so well!

I cannot even begin to imagine the relief their families must feel.

Recommended.

[polly7]

4. Chile's miracle miners

http://www.ctv.ca/gallery/html/chile-mine-disaster-100824/index_.html

[No Elephants]

5. Buena suerte. Hope all goes very well.