International support for miners rescue was ‘heartwarming,’ says company president

The miners’ ordeal saw Gregores Mendez and Carlos Yepez spend 10 days trapped 31 metres under the surface from July 31 to Aug. 9.

“You could imagine being trapped, seeing rising water and knowing that rescue is not going to be quick. So they went through some terrifying moments,” he said. “The problem for us was to transport … was just beyond our resources, we didn’t have the capacity to do that,” Marinko said.

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