Chile

As 33 miners face their second month trapped deep underground in Chile, relatives of the men tell Channel 4 News of their continued hope they will be rescued safely.

Rescuers have begun drilling an escape shaft for the trapped miners in Chile, but continued to warn that it could take up to four months to bring the men back to the surface.

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.