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Trapped Miners Search
Aired October 28, 2003 - 13:18 ET
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KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: We may soon learn the fate of those trapped coal miners in southern Russia. Rescuers have tunneled to within several feet of where they believe the 13 miners are trapped, but it's been five long days.
CNN's Ryan Chilcote is at the scene. He brings us a live update now -- Ryan.
RYAN CHILCOTE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kyra. Good afternoon to you.
The engineers continue to blast that tunnel from the mine I'm at right now, which is known as the Constamosa (ph) Mine, which to the mine where this accident took place on Thursday. They have reached the point where they thought they were going to breakthrough into an air pocket where they're hoping the 13 miners sought refuge after the accident which took place on Thursday. But alas, they have not broken through into that air pocket, and they're not quite sure how many yards they have to go.
The problem is they've been digging this tunnel, blasting this tunnel, if you will, using explosives, based on some old maps of this mine. And now they're wondering if the mine -- if the map is not exactly accurate, does not reflect the real situation down there inside the mine itself. So they continue to blast every about two or three hours. They detonate some explosives that bring them about a yard and a half closer to this mine. But they don't know exactly how far they are from this air pocket -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: What makes them so sure that the 13 miners are still alive?
CHILCOTE: Well, that's a good question. There hasn't been any communication with these miners whatsoever since the accident on Thursday.
What they do believe is that if they were able to get to this spot in the mine, where they hope they got, there should be enough air there, it should be warm enough. They think maybe 70 degrees Fahrenheit and they're hoping that and believe that the miners will still be alive if they get to them -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: Ryan Chilcote. Of course, we'll continue to follow the story. Thank you.
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Aired October 28, 2003 - 13:18 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: We may soon learn the fate of those trapped coal miners in southern Russia. Rescuers have tunneled to within several feet of where they believe the 13 miners are trapped, but it's been five long days.
CNN's Ryan Chilcote is at the scene. He brings us a live update now -- Ryan.
RYAN CHILCOTE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kyra. Good afternoon to you.
The engineers continue to blast that tunnel from the mine I'm at right now, which is known as the Constamosa (ph) Mine, which to the mine where this accident took place on Thursday. They have reached the point where they thought they were going to breakthrough into an air pocket where they're hoping the 13 miners sought refuge after the accident which took place on Thursday. But alas, they have not broken through into that air pocket, and they're not quite sure how many yards they have to go.
The problem is they've been digging this tunnel, blasting this tunnel, if you will, using explosives, based on some old maps of this mine. And now they're wondering if the mine -- if the map is not exactly accurate, does not reflect the real situation down there inside the mine itself. So they continue to blast every about two or three hours. They detonate some explosives that bring them about a yard and a half closer to this mine. But they don't know exactly how far they are from this air pocket -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: What makes them so sure that the 13 miners are still alive?
CHILCOTE: Well, that's a good question. There hasn't been any communication with these miners whatsoever since the accident on Thursday.
What they do believe is that if they were able to get to this spot in the mine, where they hope they got, there should be enough air there, it should be warm enough. They think maybe 70 degrees Fahrenheit and they're hoping that and believe that the miners will still be alive if they get to them -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: Ryan Chilcote. Of course, we'll continue to follow the story. Thank you.
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