{"id":4821,"date":"2010-08-25T19:06:01","date_gmt":"2010-08-25T19:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/08\/trapped-chilean-miners-creating-underground-shrine.html"},"modified":"2010-08-25T19:06:01","modified_gmt":"2010-08-25T19:06:01","slug":"trapped-chilean-miners-creating-underground-shrine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/08\/trapped-chilean-miners-creating-underground-shrine.html","title":{"rendered":"Trapped Chilean miners creating underground shrine"},"content":{"rendered":"

This news<\/a> is both beautiful — and poignant:<\/p>\n

Communications and supplies were flowing efficiently between rescuers and 33 trapped miners in Chile, authorities said Wednesday. <\/p>\n

The miners have been trapped for a total of 20 days with minimal food. A probe sent by rescuers found the men alive on Sunday, but it could be three to four months before a hole can be drilled that will reach the men, 2,300 feet below the earth’s surface. <\/p>\n

In the meantime, the miners are asking for certain objects to be sent down to make surviving in the cave easier for them. <\/p>\n

Officials have sent down playing cards, and the miners have asked for religious figures, such as statuettes of saints, to be delivered to them, Health Minister Jaime Manalich said. <\/p>\n

A crucifix has also been sent down. The miners intend to designate an area in their shelter as a shrine, Manalich said. <\/p>\n

They have also asked for a Chilean flag. <\/p>\n

For their part, authorities are focusing on the mental and physical health of the miners. <\/p>\n

Chile is asking NASA to send a team of two or three experts on nutritional and psychological issues, Manalich said. <\/p>\n

Based on a survey of the miners, three or four of them are showing signs of depression, such as not sleeping and feeling mentally uncomfortable, he said. <\/p>\n

Also, according to medical records, there are at least nine miners who would be too overweight to fit through the proposed shaft to rescue them, Manalich said. <\/p>\n

The miners are believed to have lost about 8 kg (17 pounds) so far during their time in the mine, and officials expect that the overweight miners will be able to be rescued by the time the shaft is completed. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is more at the link.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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