智利救援人员正逐个的把33名被困矿工解救出来。他们已经被困在半公里多深的地下两个多月。到星期三早上为止，已经有11人成功获救升到地面。第一个获救重返地面的矿工是31岁的阿瓦洛斯。他在星期三（当地时间）午夜过后乘坐一个被称为“凤凰”的金属舱回到地面。阿瓦洛斯在黑暗中生存了10个星期，他升井的时候戴着深色太阳镜避免眼睛受到光照。阿瓦洛斯首先拥抱了他的儿子和太太，然后受到智利总统皮涅拉的迎接。
获救矿工受到营救人员、官员和家属的欢呼祝贺。一些矿工在被轮床推走进行即刻医疗检查前静静地跪地祷告。智利卫生部长马纳里克说，目前已获救的工人健康状况良好。救援被困工人的竖井深度大约622米，每救一个人需要1小时左右。整个救援过程预计持续两天。救援过程要派至少四名救援人员下到矿井，协助矿工升井。
One by one, rescuers in Chile are freeing 33 miners who have been trapped more than half a kilometer underground for more than two months. Eleven miners had been raised to freedom as of early Wednesday. The first to be brought to the surface was 31-year-old Avalos, who emerged shortly after midnight (local time) in a metal rescue capsule called “Phoenix.” Wearing dark sunglasses to protect his eyes from bright lights after 10 weeks of living in the dark mine, Avalos first embraced his son and wife before being greeted by Chilean President Sebastian Pinera.
Miners emerged from the capsule to the cheers of the rescuers, officials and family members. Some quietly knelt in prayer before being taken away on gurneys for immediate medical examinations. Chile’s health minister, Manalich, said the workers rescued so far are in good health. The escape shaft is about 622 meters deep, and it takes almost an hour for each rescue. The entire rescue process is expected to last up to two days. At least four rescue workers will be sent down into the mine during the process to provide assistance.