Rescuers begin drilling today to free miners

CHILEAN rescuers will begin today the months-long task of drilling a shaft to rescue 33 trapped miners as officials draft an accelerated rescue plan.

President Sebastian Piñera is reportedly pressuring rescuers to get the miners out before September 18, the bicentennial anniversary of Chile’s independence from Spanish colonial rule.

“Plan B has already been designed,” Health Minister Jaime Manalich said on Saturday, noting details would be released soon.