Rescue the miners

1. Rescue the miners 3) Who are the miners? 4)How are they being rescued? • How have they lived in the mine? • their first 17 days • For the past seven weeks

2. 3) Who are the miners? • 32 Chilean and one Bolivian • MamaniSoliz, the Bolivian, had only been working at the mine for four days when the accident happened. • Luis Urzua has been mining for three decades • The youngest miner is 19 and the oldest member in the group is 63 • have different background: former soldier, merchant seaman etc • don't have other jobs • few other opportunities in Northern Chile • many of the men don't have the education to do anything else that pays as well

3. 4)How are they being rescued? • the order of rescue • Three rescue workers will be descended • wear sunglasses: to protect them from the glare of bright lights. • enter a metal capsule,190 cm by 54 cm • trip that could take around 15 minutes

4. the order of rescue • Then, the weakest and the ill • The last should be people who are both physically fit and strong of character. • The last miner out has been decided: Shift foreman Luis Urzua • First out will be those best able to handle any difficulties and tell their comrades what to expect. • Avalos, the 31-year-old second-in-command of the miners, was chosen to be first because he was in the best condition. • There was some thought of making Mamani the first to go up. But he was bumped back for political reason

5. Phoenix, the rescue capsule? • fitted out with oxygen tanks and a mask • has two sets of spring-loaded rubber wheels • can carry only one person at a time

6. How have they lived in the mine? • During first 17 days trapped underground • Luis Urzua guided his fellow miners & rationed food- giving each miner one spoonful of tuna every 48 hours • For the past seven weeks • kept alive via two small ''umbilical cords • Florencio Avalos who has worked in the mine for over three years has been acting as cameraman.

7. via two small ''umbilical cords? • access to food, water and medicine but also personal items to pass the time, such as music • able to talk to rescuers and family members by telephone

8. umbilical cord? • a narrow tube • a six-centimetre drill hole • their only connection with the world above

9. How did they stay psychologically healthy? • NASA provided expert advice on medical, nutritional and behavioural-health issues to help the trapped miners.

11. Families sent letters of love, a football jersey and a photo of Elvis which travelled down 700 meters below ground via cylinder.

12. What is likely to happen to them in the future? • Chile’s government has promised $12,000 for rescued miners but their futures remain uncertain. • As a group they are thinking about putting out a book and that will tell everything. • Some of men have new job opportunities. A Bolivian who is the only foreign miner has been offered a job by Bolivian President Evo Morales

13. Some miners said they will keep on working in mines.

14. Why is the story world news? • The rescue of the 33 miners in Chile gave us hope and an inspiring story of humanity that the world badly needed. • People had so many bad news, for once it is great to see and read good news.