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Rescuers seek missing El Teniente miner as five confirmed dead Chile rescuers find body of last trapped miner - five confirmed dead
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Relatives of the trapped miners gathered at Codelco's HQRelatives 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. Rescuers in Chile have found the body of the last of five workers who had been 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. The announcement was made by regional prosecutor Aquiles Cubillos, who said the focus now was on a criminal investigation into the incident at El Teniente mine, run by the state-owned Codelco company.
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. The four other bodies had been discovered on Saturday and earlier on Sunday during a desperate search in collapsed mine tunnels, about 70km (43 miles) south-east of the capital Santiago.
In its latest statement, Codelco said its priority was recovering the missing miner. The overall death toll is now confirmed at six, as another person was killed at the time of the incident on Thursday.
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 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 so far 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 had 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.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 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.