Death toll rises to two at Chile’s El Teniente mine collapse

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Two people are now confirmed dead after a partial collapse at the world's largest underground copper mine in Chile on Thursday (July 31), following the discovery of human remains by rescue operations teams.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The number of deaths from the partial collapse of the world's largest underground copper

00:06mine in Chile has increased to two after human remains were discovered during a search and

00:11rescue operation.

00:13State-run mining company Codelco confirmed on Saturday that one of the trapped workers

00:18at its flagship El Teniente Mine had died.

00:21The collapse occurred on Thursday following a strong seismic event in the region.

00:25I will tell you with respect that the rescue activities in Teniente 7 at the intersection

00:31of the central loop with the North Socavon, we have found the rest of one person.

00:38The identification work will be on the charge of the fiscal and the public minister, which

00:43have determined people who are in the sector.

00:48We have told the authorities, however, we have gone according to the protocol with the family.

00:54Five workers were initially trapped in the collapse.

00:57Rescue teams have since managed to clear 20 meters of the 90-meter stretch of blocked tunnels

01:02believed to lead to their location, but no direct contact has been made yet.

01:07Progress is being made at an estimated rate of 15 to 20 meters per day, using heavy machinery.

01:14However, it remains unclear how long it will take to fully access the remaining 70 meters,

01:20which includes a truck turnaround zone, a location where workers may have sought shelter.

01:25We believe that the workers, if they wanted to have been put in safety, could be in this

01:35sector.

01:36Regarding the refuges, in Teniente, there are many refuges mineros, in particular in

01:40this, there are three refuges mineros, and the refuges mineros that are in this sector,

01:43at the level of production, there are three.

01:46Codelco has also launched an investigation to determine whether the collapse was caused by

01:50mining activity or natural tectonic movement.

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