trapped chilean miners record message

hi jb my heart goes out to them as its going to be really hard to wait while the others drill down to t hem. They are incredibly brave and courageous and that will help them I hope. It will be incredibly hard on those who love them and what the heck will they do for food, the miners I mean.Water of course will be crucial as humans can go for long periods of time without food but water is more is more critical. I will send prayers for them and their families and hope others will join me too. mylot prayers are powerful.

We all certainly hope for the best outcome to this awful situation. Do you know what provision they have with them re water, food?

It is a relief that all are trying so hard to help and that the needs are being taken care of. I am glad that they did not try to keep it from them how long they will be down.

Can you imagine being stuck in a cave until December? That goodness they have each other and some form of communication from outside. They are going to need it!

Hi jb, I had lost all faith that the miners would be alive by last weekend. They had been buried alive for 17 days. Last Sunday, a miracle happened: a probe got to them and they were alive. Still, it will take months to getthem out. I hpe it can be done and I also hope that they can stand being burid alive for so long. I have my doubts that all of them will be able to have the psychological strenght to do that for months, no matter what the people in charge say. This reminds me of another heartbreaking situation we also had in Chile. Many years ago a flight from Uruguay crashed in the Andes mountain in 1972. The story was told in a movie later (Alive)but no story or movie can picture the horror and pain the survivors faced. I read a couple of day ago that our country would seek help from the NASA as this can only be compared to what astronauts have to face sometimes. The difference, I suppose, is that astronauts are trained for a long stay with no help from the outside. We can only hope. And those who have faith, do it.

I would go nuts in that situation as I have a bit of a fear of being trapped in confined areas. But having said that, after watching the footage, the area that they are in appears to be reasonably sized and it looks like they have a fairly good set up down there. It is not like they are stuck in a cave with no amenities. There is the infrastructure there to keep them living well enough. I guess the fear of the roof collapsing in further would be an issue though. I am not sure if there is any danger of this happening, but you would have to assume that some of the men would be fearing this. It must be so sad knowing that you are not going to see your loved ones or the sunshine for such a long time.

I've seen a lot of news reports about this situation and I'm soooo glad that these men are alive and that no one has any major injuries. According to news reports here our space agency, NASA, and the Navy are going to be assisting since they have experience in long term living in confined spaces. NASA is going to be providing the miners with special food since they can't immediately go back to eating a normal diet. You can see how much having contact with the outside world is helping to keep their spirits up.

Hello jb, That is so sad to hear. For months! Now that is very long time, i hope they have enough supply of air and food, somehow. Mining has always been risky. We can't do anything but hope and pray for them to come out of there in the earliest of time.

If it were me i wont be able to stand that kind of situation. I would definitely go bonkers if not close to it. The darkness and uncertainty that the ceiling won't just suddenly collapse is too unbearable.