All 33 trapped Chilean miners rescued!

[Mlle Antéchrist]

Sorry if this was posted elsewhere, I haven't seen it posted anywhere.

www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/10/12/chile-mine-rescue.html

All 33 Chilean miners rescued
'I was with God, and I was with the devil': miner Mario Sepulveda Espina
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 | 11:54 PM ET
CBC News

Celebrations erupted Wednesday night as the last of the 33 miners trapped in a Chilean mine for more than two months was rescued.

The last man to emerge from the ground was shift foreman Luis Urzua, whose leadership was credited with helping the men endure the initial 17 days after the Aug. 5 mine collapse, during which they had no outside contact.

Sirens and horns blared and people cheered as Urzua arrived in the 190-by-54-centimetre metal capsule that brought the men to the surface.

"We have done what the entire world was waiting for," Urzua said to Chilean President Sebastian Pinera after his rescue. "The 70 days that we fought so hard were not in vain. We had strength, we had spirit, we wanted to fight, we wanted to fight for our families, and that was the greatest thing."

This is such awesome news. I've been following this story, hoping for a good outcome but somewhat pessimistic about it... reading that they're all safe is such a refreshing piece of good news.

[Thejebusfire]

It's amazing that all of them are out and safe.

[Radiation]

Yeah me and my mom saw this tonight live on CNN. It really reminds me of the Jessica McClure incident in 1987.

[tolpuddlemartyr]

Cool, nice to have some good news!

[Rat Of Steel]

Since it's relevant, I thought I'd post this here:

[Napoleon the Clown]

Bitchin'.

[Sleepy]

I watched as the 33rd miner was pulled to safety. He's the one who, when the miners were unsure whether they would survive, established rules and rationed food. I believe they had two days worth of food and he made it last seventeen days.

[Caitshidhe]

I'm amazed and relieved that all 33 men are alive, safe, and (relatively) healthy. My shrivelled little cynic's heart is oddly quiet--these men beat all the odds, as did the government and rescue workers who worked tirelessly for months to make sure they got out alive. And that is, to borrow a quote from 'Inherit the Wind', "More of a miracle than all of your sticks turned to snakes or the parting of waters."

Part of me wonders how many of them are thanking the PEOPLE who rescued them, rather than their god.

[m52nickerson]

This just shows what people can accomplish when they work together without an reservations. A lot of people from different countries came together and the Chilean government freely excepted help offered. Really a great story.

[Alexandria]

They were also fighting over who would be the first one to go up:

Which none of them wanted to be.

[Napoleon the Clown]

Oct 14, 2010 8:01:07 GMT -5 m52nickerson said:

This just shows what people can accomplish when they work together without an reservations. A lot of people from different countries came together and the Chilean government freely excepted help offered. Really a great story.

Excepted? They freely pushed away help?


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[m52nickerson]

Oct 14, 2010 16:50:44 GMT -5 Napoleon the Clown said:

Oct 14, 2010 8:01:07 GMT -5 m52nickerson said:

This just shows what people can accomplish when they work together without an reservations. A lot of people from different countries came together and the Chilean government freely excepted help offered. Really a great story.

Excepted? They freely pushed away help?


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Sorry, I meant accepted. Damn homonyms.

[Jodie]

Yay for happy news in the world for once!

[Old Viking]

It's a rarity, but every so often something good happens.

[jlujan69]

Somebody pointed out that this is one of the few pieces of good news that the world can rejoice over.