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Rescuers seek missing El Teniente miner as five confirmed dead | |
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Relatives of the trapped miners gathered at Codelco's HQ | |
Rescuers in Chile are racing to find the last worker trapped in the world's largest underground copper mine after an earthquake on Thursday. | |
The state-owned Codelco company said on Sunday that five 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. | |
One of those killed died after the earthquake on Thursday but authorities had been searching for a group trapped by the collapse - four of whom have now been declared dead. | |
In its latest statement, Codelco said its priority was recovering the missing miner. | |
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. | 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 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". | 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. | "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. |
Codelco said rescue teams had cleared 24m (78.7ft) of blocked passages at the mine. | |
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. It is located high in the Andes mountains in central Chile. |
Authorities have said they are investigating whether the cause of the earthquake was mining activity or natural tectonic shifts. | Authorities have said they are investigating whether the cause of the earthquake was mining activity or natural tectonic shifts. |