Alternative rescue plan for trapped miners in Chile

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The team in Chile attempting to build an escape shaft for the 33 miners trapped underground have another drill to assist the rescue efforts.

A team will drill a separate shaft from a different part of the mountainside as part of an alternative rescue operation.

The BBC's Gideon Long reports from the mine site.

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