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Five years ago 33 miners set off down the remote San Jose Mine in Chile to start their 12 hour shift. But then disaster struck - the mine collapsed, and the men were trapped. The story of their eventual rescue gripped the world, but how did they survive, with hardly any food or water? Miner Omar Reygadas tells their story to reporter Jane Chambers. Picture: Miner Omar Reygadas punches air after being freed from the mine. Credit: Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images
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