Trapped Miners in Chile to Be Freed After Two Months
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Chilean rescue workers are making final preparations for the release of 33 miners trapped more than 600 meters (1,970 feet) underground for two months.
Officials plan to start the rescue operation after 5 p.m. New York time, Mining Minister Laurence Golborne told reporters at the site. Rescuers hope to bring at least one of the trapped miners to the surface today after a drill reached the tunnels that have been their home since Aug. 5, he said.