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he says that he lived with death. he slept with death. every single time that a drill would miss the refuge, he would lose hope. but not faith. in this inferno, it is all he has. and every day he prays to keep it. daily prayer meetings are part of a routine uniting the men. so is the daily meal. a tuna can split, 33 ways. by the 16th day underground, the food is nearly gone and it is crippling alex vega. i lost 33 pounds in 17 days. i remember getting up, opening my eyes and then losing sight. hope is fading. inside the mine and at the ....
the men have little food but water is abundant. thousands of gallons of greasy murky water is stored in the mine to keep machine engines cool. it s drinkable, which is critical at 100 degrees fahrenheit and 100% humidity. jorge galleguillos has high blood pressure and lung problems caused by years of mining. the heat is making it worse. your entire body is sweating and you get an ache in your foot. the boot. you want to cut it to let it breathe. miner alex vega is also suffering. the 31-year-old machine mechanic says his ulcer is paralyzing him with pain. so you had three pills yet. translator: i had to divide three pills into four parts and take a piece per day. ....
Bring down the paloma. paloma means dove. it s what rescue workers like dr. john ramanioni call the tubes, delivering the miners food, supplies and medicine. miner mario sepulveda documents life underground, asking alex vega how he s doing. [ speaking spanish ] translator: i started taking medication every 12 hours. by the second day i was feeling much better. translator: the first time i talk to my wife over video conference, i said how are you, my love? have you paid the bills? what did she tell you? translator: why are you worried about the bills? let s talk about how we are doing. ariel ticona s wife is nine months pregnant, and it s unsafe for her to visit the mine. ....
Suffering. the 31-year-old machine mechanic. his ulcer is paralyzing him with pain. you had three years left. translator: i had to divide three pills into four parts and take a piece per day. he is a small man with a big reason to live. your wife is just lovely. translator: we complement each other well. i love her very much. they re high school sweet hearts with three children. the latest plan to find alex and the other miners is to send rescuers down ladders. the air shafts are supposed to have ladders so they can serve as a secondary escape. there were several ladders missing. the rescuers made that discovery as rocks rained down on them. they tell the mining minister, lawrence, it is too dangerous to continue. they say we are done. it was dramatic. i got tears in my eyes. ....
he is a small man with a big reason to live. your wife is just lovely. translator: we complement each other well. i love her very, very much. they re high school sweethearts with three children. the latest plan to find alex and the other miners is to send rescuers down ladders. the air shafts are supposed to have ladders so they can also serve as a secondary escape. there were several ladders missing. the rescuers made that discovery as rocks rained down on them. they tell the mining minister, lawrence golborne, it s too dangerous to continue. they say we are done. it was a bit dramatic situation. i got tears in my eyes. the next plan, drill small holes down through the rock. but there are obstacles. they don t know where to drill. did you find the blueprints? yeah. but they were not precise. neither are the drilling ....