reporter: for everyone but the 32 miners, trapped in their own undergrundmi purgatory, milton avalos meets the day sitting in the chaire slept in. a fire barely wards off the frigid desert night. a miner himself, he keeps vigil. that s all he can do. there s nothing you can do, so many times we ve offered to help with the rese, but they won t let us. morning, miguel val alenzuela, lights candles to help the rescue. he says it keeps him sane. i walk around, i go to the meetings, i cook for families. you have to keep yourself entertained. the barren desert is not an easy place to live. everything has tbe trucked in. including the food in this woman s kitchen. translator: we ve received a lot of donations, both pantries