On Sunday, rescue members tried to use a machine to get to the 33 miners still trapped within the mine.
Saturday, rescue attempts were knock back when yet another cave in blocked the way. It stopped them from possibly making their way into were the miners are trapped.
According to the local media, there is a shelter inside the mine that the workers could have taken refuge in.
The president of Chili, Sebastian Pinera, went to Copiapo where the mine is located on Saturday. He met with officials there.
“We are going to do everything humanly possible to rescue alive the 33 people who are trapped. In this there will be no hesitation and a total commitment,” he said, according to a statement posted on his office’s website.
San Esteban, the mine, is located in the Atacama area that is in the north part of Chili.
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