There's still hope.

Chile The year 2010 was a year a bit difficult since the February 27 earthquake we lived and now the mine accident in San Jose on Wednesday August 5, 2010. Until now these 33 August 13 miners underground permanesen which greatly concerns all the people of Chile and especially their families. One expert said a few days ago that these workers could not survive more than 72 hours because of having no oxygen, so far as they are and do not know is what has caused more impact.
It says there could be some kind of contact with them on Sunday for which the work will have been made as quickly as possible, but with patience to not cause any type of accident which may regret. The President today Sebastián Piñera has declared his hope now more than ever to find these miners alive and that's what we all want.
This states that two drilling machine moves 80 meters per day that are in the direction of the shelter in which supposedly would find the miners.
The goal would be, in the first instance, send food, water and medicines. Already trained a team of rescue specialists who could take action when they are detected.