Drilling reaches trapped Chile miners
A hole being drilled by rescuers in Chile has reached the trapped miners.
There are still weeks of widening to go, though, until the 33 men can be brought back to the surface.
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There are still weeks of widening to go, though, until the 33 men can be brought back to the surface.
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