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The 2010 Copiapó mining accident, also known as the "Chilean mining accident", began on 5 August 2010, with a cave-in at the San José copper–gold mine, located in the Atacama Desert, 45 kilometers (28 mi) north of the regional capital of Copiapó, in northern Chile. 33 men were trapped 700 meters (2,300 ft) underground and 5 kilometers (3 mi) from the mine's entrance and were rescued after ...
Five years ago today, all 33 of the Chilean miners who were trapped for 69 days in a cave in northern Chile were rescued. The world watched with bated breath as the last of the miners was pulled ...
The 2010 Copiapó mining accident began as a cave-in on 5 August 2010 at the San José copper-gold mine in the Atacama Desert near Copiapó, Chile. The accident left 33 men trapped 700 meters (2,300 ft) below ground who survived underground for a record 69 days.
Scientists say the miners risk retina damage because of the sudden change in lighting after so much time underground. The miners, who are being lifted up to the surface one by one in a rescue ...
Steve Jobs of Apple sent each man an iPod Touch but Chilean officials withheld them before the rescue, concerned that the men might use music to isolate themselves from their fellow miners. [6] [36] The New York Road Runners club that organises the New York City Marathon has invited Edison Peña, who was reported to run 5 to 10 kilometres (3.1 ...
Hurricane Ida has left historical damage on the Gulf Coast, with over a million people still out of power and hundreds of thousands more with significant structural damage to their homes and...
The remnants of Hurricane Ida inundated many New York City Subway tunnels, shutting down much of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority system. States of emergency were declared in New York , including in New York City , as well as in New Jersey by governors Kathy Hochul and Phil Murphy . [ 157 ]
In much of New Orleans, an ongoing power outage after Hurricane Ida is making the sweltering summer unbearable. Four days after Hurricane Ida struck, the storm's aftermath — and progress in ...