33 Chilean miners alive! by Milota Sidorova

This morning I have heard an interview with a psychologist talking about Chilean mining accident. Although an average death toll for instance just in China sums seven dead miner per day, in Chile a chance one in a million has happened – 33 miners almost claimed dead survived more than 17 days around 680 meters underground. They were all alive and healthy.Rescue teams that were lowering cameras just to localize dead bodies suddenly got the whole crew. That very moment, all of them became national heroes and the nation including President brought themselves closer to these survivors. Miners were lucky enough and found a cave that was solid enough and waited all the time! there. They said there were available water supplies and that way they could manage more than two weeks in the dark.The psychologist in that interview was asked what words of professional advice would give these men destined for at least another four months for a life in the mine. She was clever and humble enough to say – no words would be appropriate. These men showed their qualities and survived. This is more than a life experience, more than all of us will meet during our lifetimes.Then she pointed there would be another test for them – a boredom.Until now they were living with uncertainty, with doubts and a bleak future. But now when they know they will be spared, the mood in the group will probably change. The only solution is to make a daily order and management for everyone to kill rebelion and boredom. For some people this kind of stress may be much more difficult to endure – to wait slowly for a help to come. But this time it will take months and! if all goes well, miners will see the sunlight over the Chris! tmas. It 's a fact that Chileans treat these miners as best as they can – if they will survive, they will probably receive life retirement and will not ever have to work. Personally, I do feel the relief for these people, but it almost immediately bring me to thoughts of million of another miners that are not so lucky. Do they even get a space in our media reality? Most of them die unnamed and uncared. This is just a top of the ice, the cream on the cake.Maybe it's a good reminder for us to think of all the victims of highly dangerous professions.

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by Milota Sidorova for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

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