First Chilean Miners Successfully Reach Surface, Over One Billion Watch Rescue On TV

Bloomberg reports that "Chilean rescue workers pulled four of 33 miners trapped underground for more than two months in a rescue operation watched by relatives on site and millions of people around the world on television. Florencio Avalos emerged from the San Jose copper mine at 11:12 p.m. New York time after being trapped in a tunnel more than 600 meters (1,970 feet) underground, according to a broadcast by state television channel TVN. Mario Sepulveda reached the surface an hour later, followed by Juan Illanes and then Carlos Mamani, the one Bolivian in the group... The four-meter long 'Phoenix' capsule painted in the red, white and blue colors of the Chilean flag is acting as an elevator, hoisting the miners to the surface through a 26-inch wide rescue hole. More than 1 billion people watched the rescue live on television networks around the world, TVN reported." Tweet