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

3) Who are the miners? 32 Chilean and one Bolivian Mamani Soliz, 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

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

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

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

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.

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

umbilical cord?

• a narrow tube

• a six-centimetre drill hole

• their only connection with the world above

How did they stay psychologically healthy?

• NASA provided expert advice on medical, nutritional and behavioural-health issues to help the trapped miners.

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

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

Some miners said they will keep on working in mines.

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.