1. Wide of mine and drills 2. Mid of "Plan A" drill 3. Mid of "Plan B" drill 4. Close of drillers and drill near hole 5. Mid of drill 6. Mid of drill extracting from hole 7. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Andre Sougarret, Search and rescue coordinator: "We have completed the first stage (of digging) on the Plan B drill. At 10:35 AM(1435 GMT), we reached the six-hundred and thirty metre mark. This means that we have now been able to expand the first perforation from 5 inches (12,7 cm) to 12 inches (30,5 cm)." 8. Mid of drill 9. Pan of red truck with "Plan B" written on side 10. Mid of of mine and drills 11. Mid pan right of red van 12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Brandon Fisher, Centre Rock Incorporated driller: "We drill for oil and gas, we drill for water and minerals things like that, drilling for human life is a completely different task at hand, so much more important than anything else that we have ever drilled for in our careers." 13. Wide of "Camp Hope" 14. Mid of Cristina, relative of a trapped miner, and her daughter walking off of the bus 15. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Cristina, Relative of trapped miner: "You can only imagine how happy I am to know that they made such a breakthrough. To know that they will be able to get them out." 16. Mid of relatives embracing and celebrating 17. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Griselda Godoy, stepmother of trapped miner: "I am preparing this altar for when my family comes. We have bought some coal and some meat to have a nice barbeque when he comes out. We are doing this in honour of all the miners, not just for my family." 18. Wide of "Camp Hope" 19. Mid of relatives STORYLINE Rescuers achieved a key breakthrough in efforts to rescue 33 trapped miners on Friday, reaching the caverns where they are imprisoned with a bore hole that will now be widened so that they can be pulled to freedom. The breakthrough means the rescue could come a little sooner than previously expected, Mining Minister Laurence Golborne said. Atacama region Governor Ximena Matas said the T130 probe had reached the mine area 2,070 feet (633 meters) beneath the surface, near the chamber where the men have taken refuge. The government had said previously that if all went as planned, the miners could be pulled out in early November. American driller Brandon Fisher, who is one of several who is working on the rescue mission, told AP television this is a new challenge for him. "We drill for oil and gas, we drill for water and minerals things like that, drilling for human life is a completely different task at hand, so much more important than anything else that we have ever drilled for in our careers," Fisher said. Workers now must fit a wider bit on the drill and start boring a 26-inch (66-centimetre) hole wide enough to pull the men to the surface. Then, plans call for sections of metal pipe to be inserted in the hole to prevent it from collapsing while the miners are pulled up. In all, the process will take weeks. That effort will require the miners themselves to help by shifting tons of debris that falls through the hole as it is widened. Three smaller holes drilled earlier allowed rescuers to supply the men with food, water, medical supplies and extra air, as well as lines to communicate with relatives and officials above. On Thursday, the miners celebrated Chile's bicentennial of independence with beef and empanadas, and they decorated their chamber with plastic Chilean flag Relatives of the miners stationed at what is known as "Camp Hope" were elated with the news. "You can only imagine how happy I am, to know that they made such a breakthrough. To know that they will be able to get them out," Cristina told AP Television, after arriving to the desert with her daughter. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/9fd1ae309269edd60cf39924b9efb498 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

• published: 28 Jul 2015
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