Chile miners

The miners trapped half a mile underground in a Chilean mine send emotional messages to their families above ground, a new video shows.

Mining engineers in Chile have come up with a “plan B” to rescue the 33 men trapped deep underground at the San Jose mine, which could see them rescued sooner. Katie Razzall reports.

As the 33 Chilean miners react calmly to news it make take until Christmas before rescue, the head of the rescue team explains to Channel 4 News that water nearby the miners endangers the operation.