What the Hell Kept You? ; After 66 Days Underground, Chile's Trapped Miners Greet Their Jubilant Rescuers with the Immortal Words ... [Eire Region Edition 2]

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A SINGLE ringing bell and a roar of delight from exhausted rescue workers signalled the moment yesterday, when a 2,067ft shaft broke through to the 33 Chilean miners who have been trapped for 66 days.

There was jubilation among their families at Camp Hope, the makeshift village near the minehead in the Atacama Desert where they have kept vigil.

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What the Hell Kept You? ; After 66 Days Underground, Chile's Trapped Miners Greet Their Jubilant Rescuers with the Immortal Words ... [Eire Region Edition 2]

And the first word from the ecstatic miners to rescuers was: 'What the hell took you so long?' Tears pouring down her face, Sylvia Segovia, 45, the sister of trapped miner Victor Segovia, 48, said: 'This is the greatest moment of my life. After more than two months, I finally believe my brother will come home safe. Viva Chile!

'We have waited so long for this day. But we have to wait longer now to see our men. But this is the beginning of the end of this nightmare for us. God be praised.' At 8.02am (1.02pm in Ireland), bells and sirens rang throughout the camp, prompting family members to race through the dusty streets waving Chilean flags.

The miners face another critical moment today when they will use dynamite for a controll...

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