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Oct 2022
17m 53s

The Chilean Mining Accident

Airship | Noiser | Wondery
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October 13, 2010. After a record 69 days underground, 33 trapped miners are saved by a rescue team in Copiapó, Chile, concluding the worst mining accident in Chilean history.

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