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Published October 11, 2010, 12:00 AM

Chile


Maria Segovia, sister of trapped miner Dario Segovia, center left, embraces US drill operator Jeff Hart, operator of the T-130 drilling machine that reached 33 trapped miners, as the drill leaves the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, Monday Oct. 11, 2010. The engineer leading Chilean rescue efforts, Andres Sougarett, said Monday his team has successfully tested a rescue capsule nearly all the way down to where 33 miners are trapped. The miners became trapped when the mine collapsed on Aug. 5 and are expected to be rescued starting Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
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