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Tuesday, May 29 2012, 04:14 AM

World

Hope remains

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Hope remains: Andrea Aravena, a relative of one of the 33 trapped miners, lights candles next to Chilean flags outside the San Jose collapsed mine in Copiapo, Chile. The miners, who have been trapped since the shaft they were working in collapsed on Aug. 5, were confirmed to be alive Sunday when they were reached by rescue teams via a small hole through which they could see the miners with a camera and were able to pass them messages. AP/ Roberto Candia Andrea Aravena, a relative of one of the 33 trapped miners, lights candles next to Chilean flags outside the San Jose collapsed mine in Copiapo, Chile. The miners, who have been trapped since the shaft they were working in collapsed on Aug. 5, were confirmed to be alive Sunday when they were reached by rescue teams via a small hole through which they could see the miners with a camera and were able to pass them messages. AP/ Roberto Candia