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Rescuers race to save Chile miners after collapse kills at least one Rescuers seek two trapped Chilean miners after four found dead
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Rescuers in Chile are continuing to search for four miners trapped in a mine that collapsed after an earthquake two days ago, after the body of one was found. Relatives of the trapped miners have been seen waiting for information outside Codelco HQ
The state-owned Codelco company said that human remains have been found at its El Teniente copper mine, about 70km (43 miles) south-east of the capital Santiago. Rescuers in Chile are racing to find the last two workers trapped in a mine after an earthquake.
The firm says that rescuer efforts are continuing. The fate of the other four employees is unclear. The state-owned Codelco company announced on Sunday that four workers were now known to have died since the collapse of its El Teniente mine, about 70km (43 miles) south-east of the capital Santiago.
The collapse of some of the mine's underground tunnels was caused by a 4.2 magnitude tremor on Thursday. The trapped miners at the time were working deep below the surface. In its latest statement, Codelco said its priority was recovering the two miners still missing. It added that rescue teams had cleared 24 meters of blocked passages at the mine.
One person had been reported killed after the earthquake, with five trapped in the mine. The collapse of some of the mine's underground tunnels was caused by a 4.2 magnitude tremor on Thursday. Miners had been working deep below the surface.
Codelco said that the victim found in the mine on Saturday still needs to be identified, but the families of the five trapped miners had been notified. One person had been reported killed after the earthquake, with five others trapped in the mine.
"This discovery fills us with sadness, but it also tells us that we are in the right place, that the strategy we followed led us to them," El Teniente Division's general manager Andres Music said in a statement. Codelco has named two of the victims - Paulo Marín and Gonzalo Núñez Caroca - but said the others were yet to be identified "by the relevant authorities".
"We share the anguish this situation causes their families and the entire community," the copper mining company said.
Rescue teams have been using heavy machinery in an effort to clear the blocked passageways to try to reach the miners.Rescue teams have been using heavy machinery in an effort to clear the blocked passageways to try to reach the miners.
Mr Music said the rescuers were hoping to be proceeding at a rate of 15-20m (49-66ft) every 24 hours. El Teniente is the world's largest underground copper mine. It is located high in the Andes mountains in central Chile.
El Teniente is the world's largest underground copper mine. Authorities have said they are investigating whether the cause of the earthquake was mining activity or natural tectonic shifts.
It is located high in the Andes mountains in central Chile.